Thrust vectoring should have been on the Eurofighter Typhoon all along.
It was available in the nineties but the top heavy politcal project isn't exactly agile.
Similar to AESA radar.
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The long development cycle (because of post cold war cuts) made the Eurofighter yesterdays technology tomorrow in some critical areas.
Add stealth.