Wyy not carry the Storm inside the stealthy FCAS bays and use the Typhoon as an escort?

Do people view the typhoon as a suitable replacement for the tornado? Weapons carriage looks better, not sure about low level ability if it can be equal or better. I know people will say it irrelevant but avoiding air defences on the deck is still important in my view. Is the lack of a second person in the cockpit a hindrance in the modern jet?
The reaper replaces some of the roles aircraft would have undertaken and are a very valuable asset in today’s fights.
Someone suggested to me in a discussion taking an updated tornado airframe (basically keep the good bits replace the bad bits) put in a couple of ej200 engines, lose the back seat and replace with fuel (making it able to not have to carry tanks all the time), new avionics, etc etc. It has to be done with current technology to keep control of cost as it has to be seen as a new development not a new aircraft.
Basically it ended with why bother probably cheaper to buy extra typhoons or other aircraft.
The 50-100 tornados currently in the RAF seem like they will be a big loss but I’m doubtful more than 30 are in flying state.
I know f35b will be seen as a partial replacement but these really should be the navy getting first shout on how many they need then the RAF get what it needs. I’m all for joint operating but I feel the RAF have the say on when the navy get to use there jets. Joint force Harrier for example, we will give you 4 for your carrier for a couple of weeks of our choosing as we need them for ????

Typhoon & Tornado:
First we have to evaluate the missions that were tasked to the Tornado: Interdiction (Land, Maritime). The missions were to be flown at low level, bypassing enemy defenses and outrunning enemy fighters with a massive support of fighters and Electronic attack airplane.
Today, and certainly since GWI, the rate of attrition in this mission following that attack profile is too high to be sustainable (past the one strategic strike that will blow up the entire world). It is then important to understand that the Tornado successor won’t be something like a Tornado. It has to rely on other means to better its chance of survival.

Airbus Awarded $2.3B Canadian Search-and-Rescue Project

The deal will be worth around CAN$3 billion (US $2.3 billion) and would include long-term, in-service support.

The Airbus Defense and Space C-295 was selected over the C-27J aircraft from Leonardo (formerly Finmeccanica ), according to the industry sources.

Embraer of Brazil also bid the KC-390 for the Canadian program.

17 airframe were deemed necessary at first but now it is up to the contractor to field enough airframe to fill the capacity need. The C295 happens also to be the slowest aircraft of all three. Something that might have some importance for the mission in Canada.

Source:
DefenseNews.com

yes :p

If we are going to throw random numbers based on export deals then anyone can pick this (http://www.dsca.mil/major-arms-sales/government-kuwait-fa-18ef-super-hornet-aircraft-support) and go to the conclusion that a “vanilla” Super Hornet is more expensive than a Rafale.

I have already posted the F35 and SH acquisition cost as revealed in AF Mag. Feel free to browse the forum or got the info directly at the source. And once again a Rafale at 69M$ does not exist in our discussion. Upgrade and Tranche cost are not included.

@Hallow: you forget to realize that all upgrade for teh ASH are either already validated (aero and WP) or a combination of systems already existing in the fleet (defensive suite from the Growler). On the contrary, the Rafale upgrade rely on innovative implementation of systems. Speaking of risk, and assessing it, the balance weight heavily on the Dassault fighter.
Also, the aero design of the SH is superbe. When we will see a Rafale at 50 deg AoA during a bfm or approaching its low speed roll rate , maybe we might be talking of something. Pulling “G” is passe, I will remind you. And sadly the new domain of evolution is a forbidden territory for the Rafale thanks to its Canard design.

Regarding Airbus and Dassault, look at the flows of professionals and Subcontractor that goes b/w one and the other.

So roughly on par with Rafale, interesting times to come.

Where does you see a cost equity b/w a Rafale and a ASH?! Modernized Rafale cost 150M$ (india) and this comes Without Conformal fuel tanks (CFT) and stealthy Weapon pod. I won’t even mention the reliability issue with a matured fleet-wide aircraft and systems on one side, and last call improvisations on the other at a time when the Fr industry doesn’t shine on the reliability front (Thank you Airbus!).

Best naval radar, best missile load (naval), best AoA, best info display, Credible Frontal RCS reduction … Best price.

Yeah, the worst. Anything else?

Certain company use to send their plane with not enough fuel to save cost (weight) and then proceed with a request for emergency upon reaching destination. This has happened everywhere (and even in Eu). We might have here a similar case with an ATC controller tired of hearing flight reaching their intended destination just to call a fuel emergency (there was enough diverting possibilities on the way and over Columbia).

Anyway, good to see that airline suspended. Never such flight plan should have been granted.