when you consider that Tornado retires in 2019,
Not necessarily - wouldnt be surprised if there's an extension to Tornado OSD as it is the Platform of choice (necessity!) at the minute with Typhoon not being fully capable.
Aye, but the whole point of a 2019 OSD for the Tornado is to coincide with the Typhoon becoming fully capable. I think that the extended Typhoon OSD and additional numbers, the 138 F-35s, and the P-8s is Christmas enough for the RAF given how SDSR
could have gone...