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Originally Posted by KG26_Alpha

Lol

Poor effort at the best from him.

Have a read here see what you think, a non USA UK opinion

http://www.ausairpower.net/Analysis-Typhoon.html

I'm sorry, but that article has absolutely no value whatsoever. It doesn't make sense to compare the F-22 to the Eurofighter, they come from two drastically different mindsets and specifications.

But let's think about it in a term of "air dominance fighter": would you have a jet like the Eurofighter, produced in Europe, giving work to hundreds of thousands of people here, being exported and offering a more than valid match to any modern fighter jet out there, OR would you have a costly US fighter, which has a higher cost per unit, comes with crazy loan schemes and costly maintenance, favouring the American economy and industry?

I would understand an Australian pondering which one they would rather buy, but a member of the Eurofighter consortium should be well proud of what we achieved here (especially if you consider that its conceptual father, the EAP, was an all English project).

Besides you need to consider operational costs and tactical use of the plane, how many Su35 are you expecting to find out there? Truth is that we produce the best quality for value aeroplane, and breaking into the market with such a product, taking customers away from the US, is a big result.