CM,
OK, perhaps a bit premature, but the delay in fitting an AESA and the limited numbers of fully A-G capable Typhoon is a significant limitation (putting to one sides the relative merits of stealth discussions).
JTO,
Glad to hear it. Who's clearances? Ours or the USMC?
Back to the aircraft being discussed in the OP, it is a great shame that investment and development in the Typhoon's A-G capability was lacking in it's early years, especially as I recall it being called the Jaguar replacement quite a few years ago. However, the reality is that we don't have the money to spend on all the capabilities we would like whne we want/need them and the priority for Typhoon was QRA capability, rightly so IMHO. Tornado is doing a great job on Shader, with Raptor again proving it's worth.
Last edited by WhiteOvies; 18th Nov 2015 at 12:22.
Reason: Trying to pull back thread drift