is there any real chance that cabinet would accept a 3 type fleet?
if we had F/A-18F/Rafale for the RN, and F-35 and Typhoon for the RAF, would that not be a msassive duplication for diddly squat result?
are not F/A-18F, Rafale and Typhoon roughly at the same level of capability - except that SuperHornet is a bit less of a dogfighter than the other two, but has a much better radar and is cleared for pretty much every A2G munition in NATO?
the ideal result might well be a single, seemless RAF/RN fleet of F-35, but who here would be appalled at a single, seamless RAF/RN fleet of F/A-18 F/G with JSF cancelled, the Typhoons flogged to the Arabs and Tornado GR4 being put to bed? one single type,and huge savings on training and maintainence that can be put twoards the AWACS, ELINT, LR MPA and tankers that we desperately need...