Originally Posted by
hoss183
Good news, but i was also wondering what model it will be.
I was thinking in these days of austerity why can't the jets be currently used models such as the typhoon? Then they could be dual-role, pressed into service if needed.. I'm sure someone more knowledgeable will shoot-down that idea, but i'd be interested to know why not?
Typhoon is incredibly complex, maintenance intensive and requires a lot of support.
I've never worked on 29 Sqn but I imagine it has much more manpower than the Reds and you'll need to employ a thousand Bae guys in the background to have 9 a/c simultaniously serviceable over a season :-)