Typhoon potential.

I am sure that everybody is aware of the Typhoon and its current capabilitys aswell as its seeming inabilityto win export contracts (obviously excluding Austria).
I feel that the biggest problem the Typhoon currently has is a lack of commitment. There hav been a number of potential upgrades that have been proposed but none have been sufficiently implemented. The obvious 3, are uprated 3d TVC engines (potentially 27000lbs), conformal fuel tanks (2x1500litre) and an AESA radar. If these could be garunteed as future upgradesor possibly even as initial standard on export examples I think the Typhoons future would be a lot brighter.
As it stands such options seem to be at the whim of four governments with a reputation for defence programme cuts and sudden changes of heart. No export customer wants to be left with an aircraft for which it has to fund entire development and intergration programmes in order extract the maximum potential.
The Typhoon (despite the rantings of the British Liberal Democrat Party) has good potential as a strike aircraft with weapons such as Storm Shadow and Brimstone planned for it, but one of the big problems is range, the addition of 2 1500litre conformal tanks would help reduce the issue and the more powerfull engines would enhance cruising speed and load carriage whilst TVC engines and an AESA radar would further enhance the already awesome A2A capability. Such an aircraft would likely be second only to the F/A22 in terms of capability.

Thoughts?

A very very good website http://www.eurofighter-typhoon.co.uk/