So....what about the capability gap until 2023?
2023 is a long way off....4 years after the GR4 supposedly retires...
1. What will be covering the capability gap left by Tornado?
2. Hmmm...Lots of pilots looking for new jobs after tornado....not enough typhoon cockpits to go around...airlines recruiting and a training system that can't even support the current shortfall....where are all the FJ pilots going to come from to man F35?
Perhaps the venerable GR4 can continue for additional 4 years...best we stop scrapping airframes and train some more WSOs I think!