I would go for the phantom, as it is the one that actually made it off the drawing board. :dev2:

Seriously, no disrespect, but this is comparison would be nothing but pointless speculation. How can we compare an aircraft that never got further than drawings with anything? :rolleyes:

Here is a link to wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF

Look at the various types here, there should be some numbers.

This link is outdated, but gives a (very) rough idea.
http://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/inventories/britain.asp

There are some changes and errors in this list though, for example, the RAF now fields no Jaguars, and the WAH-64 Apache is not fielded by the RAF, but by the Army Air Corps.

The Army and Royal Navy have their own air arms.

Is there anything specific you wanted answering? If not you would be better off googling the answer, it would only take seconds.

Personally, I’m not a fan of the new paint job, writing ‘Royal Air Force’ on the side of the aircraft looks tacky.

Success is, i guess, a relative term then. As french military sales are trailing only US ones, and are bigger in value than, say, Russian ones. Sure, some companies and some products may be lacking, but overall french military exports are mighty successful.

In what field exactly, are French military exports so high? This may have been true in the past with the Mirage III, but is certainly not any more, especially with the various deals Russia and the Eurofighter consortium have made.

True that the Leclerc has done very well in terms of exports, but only to one customer.

Please add to the list..

A merciful God on their side.

We will never surrender the malvinas, God Save the Queen (Waves a union jack) 😀 :diablo:

Looks like its time for last orders. But given that many air arms are just waking up to the need for outsized airflit needs, is it the right time to cut production?

This is an unrealistic scenario, I doubt Argentina would make this mistake twice. To even consider such an option, Argentina would need to do some major equipment purchases to almost upgrade their entire armed forces! We’re talking tens of billions of dollars…money that Argentina could certainly much better use for more urgent internal needs.

A more interesting scenario would be if Spain decides to retake Gibraltar using military force, now that would be one heck of a fight.

—–JT—–

If Spain did, it would be terminally stupid. Have you ever heard of the NATO alliance? :diablo:

“Article 5

The Parties agree that an armed attack against one or more of them in Europe or North America shall be considered an attack against them all and consequently they agree that, if such an armed attack occurs, each of them, in exercise of the right of individual or collective self-defence recognised by Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations, will assist the Party or Parties so attacked by taking forthwith, individually and in concert with the other Parties, such action as it deems necessary, including the use of armed force, to restore and maintain the security of the North Atlantic area.

Any such armed attack and all measures taken as a result thereof shall immediately be reported to the Security Council. Such measures shall be terminated when the Security Council has taken the measures necessary to restore and maintain international peace and security . “

While Typhoon is built by NATO countries & Gripen isn’t, it is operated by two NATO members, so not completely out in the cold in that regard – and both were new members, or on the verge of joining, when they bought it.

Yes, this is certainly true. We might as well just wait and see, this speculation will get us nowhere.

Both Gripen and Typhoon have their merits, and I am sure either would serve Romania admirably.