Didnt think any modern airforce would considered a single engined fighter for blue water operations now a days and yes i know the F-35 is single engined but its VTOL abilitys give it special abilitys .
For the record i like it and think its a great aircraft and i like even more the idea off not being wholey depenedant on the USA for parts/software(esp after the chinook code problems)
If they had or do invest the Eurofighter naval version could tick the boxes , off course there will be a lot to overcome
Off course its only my personal opinion