the Europeans for their own reasons dont want to see that.
I don't think that is true, Pace.
In the few cases where the subject has been discussed among European pilots,
AFAIK, half said that everybody will kill themselves without a proper gold plated IR, while the other half would have given both arms for what we have here in the UK.
About the same as here then
Anyway, give it a few years. There might be some interesting developments.