Excuse this thought from an aging civvy.
It seems to me that we've been here before. way back in the 1960's Hawker's were building this super VTOL jet called P1154. It was Mach 2 capable, V/Stol, and was planned to be bought by the RN and RAF in large numbers - save costs, interoperable etc.
The the Navy pulled out and bought the Phantom. The RAF then cancelled as it was too expensive and bought....more Phantoms. Anyone else get a feeling of deja vu here?
