A different kind of stealth fighter?

Ok, I was going to post an even longer rambling thing, but thought the better of it.

I’d just like some feedback on a question that has been floating around in my head:

Do you think it would be possible to make a cheaper, less capable fighter aircraft than currently offered by the 4.5 generation – but with vastly superior stealth?

I ask because of the remarks on the Bisons performance at Cope India. A 50 year old design, but with modern ECM bolted on.

For arguments sake;

This speculative fighter has a small internal weapons bay capable of carrying only 2-4 missiles.

It’s has no radar, but has IRST.

It has modern ECM and a HMCS.

Besides the bay it has the usual features we expect from stealth aircraft shape wise, but limits the use of the special composites.

It has a data link and is designed primarily to work in concert with more capable but perhaps, less stealthy, fighters – or AWACS.

It has good STOL characteristics so it can fly from dispersed airfields.

It’s single engined and has no afterburner.

It’s optimised for scooting around at low level over home territory.

Built with off the shelf avionics.

Can be optimised by the operator, France can stick an M88 in, or the UK can stick the EJ200. Open architecture allowing each operator to plug in their own avionics/ECM systems, i.e. Rafale/Gripen/EF derived for national fleet commonality.

It’s never ever ever ever going to happen, but might be worth some idle discussion… ok shoot.

*ducks*