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Old 11th Aug 2015, 11:06
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Courtney Mil
 
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I haven't heard the "resurrect TSR2" idea yet.

There were some wonderful old designs that could be re-engineered, but don't you think we could do better today? Or have design, materials engineering and aerodynamics stood still for the past 40 years?

Anyway, we'll have fully operational F-35s in a couple of weeks so we won't need anything else.

EDIT: Malcrf, just seen your post. Yes, the UK could find a cheaper alternative (as you say) and, yes, Typhoon has a long way to go.
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