SFO,
surely you can see that it was a no brainer to ditch the MR4A??
How else could they have made the savings to keep the combat proven, capable, cost effective Typhoon. Particularly considering it's Air/Ground performance.
What island in the 21st century next to some of the busiest shipping lanes in the world, reliant on 85%+ of it's trade by sea, needs a capable MPA anymore?