Not buying British?
"There will not be a factory in the UK which makes jet trainer aircraft, which is a big problem for a display team which is supposed to showcase British industry to the world."
This statement in the article has got me a little confused. I thought Hawk 128/T2 was the selected replacement for Hawk T1 and that it was UK manufactured? The further implication in the article, that the new prop driven trainers (I assume Tucano replacement) would be British made is also confusing - who is making a BFT ac in the UK that is likely to be selected? I thought Pilatus were looking the most likely - they are Swiss! Seems difficult to explain a change away from Hawk based on nationality when there is no firm alternative.
Can't imagine we'll see red Typhoons any time soon, though I suppose it would fit the dumbing down model to have a frontline trained four-ship instead of the specialist 9 we have now - but still probably more expensive per fg hr.