eurofighter/typhoon
It just might be what we need (alternative to us options)....
I sure hope so. Back in '84 when I arrived at Wattisham, Staish told me and my backseater how lucky we were- to get 1st bite at Eurofighter !!
Remember the debacle of Nimwacs, the F3 as a major upgrade from F4 (yeah, right) and so on. I'm all for keeping a domestic military-industrial thing going (look at the incredible stuff the Swedes have done over the years), but I have to confess I'm very sceptical.
Only time will tell- good radar and what about stealth capabilities(the need for the latter maybe being somewhat arguable)?