well if phoon is second to the f-22 ...it's a wonder they don't tell someone [aussie, singaphore, japan, half of europe etc where they lost comps] and market it worldwide, I'm sure it would win every comp if they told them..or did they do their own eval's
Who says EF is second to F22? I tried to show U how idiotic the 5th generation definition really is/was.
Besides that there is more than just merit to choose for a certain fighter, if so EF would have won in Singapore, Rafale in Switzerland, etc... .
Political alliances, price, Transfer of technology, economic packages, size of air force, quality of air force and many more parameters are what determines who buys what.
The Americans score really big on many of these points, certainly on many of the nations you mentioned ,Norway, Netherlands, Japan, Israel, SKorea, Canada, and to a lesser extent UK and Australia, come to mind.