I have a feeling China will sell to whichever nation they choose. Arms embargo or not. If it will go against the U.S., China will do it (Vietnam). Besides, the embargo may not be in place six/seven years from now.

I would not be at all surprised if the IRIAF wound-up with some J-10’s from China.

I’d love to see an all-British transport make it off of the drawing board, but given the current international economic climate, that is unlikely.

A few Bones in RAF colors might look pretty good. “Lancer B1”. The U.S. does have plenty to spare.

This is a great idea, but it will never happen. Why not use surplus F-16B’s as advanced trainers? Would there be too much of a learning gap between that and the T-6? I imagine overhauling and zero-houring the airframes could produce a usable staple.

Some may say that USAF manned recon was replaced by a black project. It would make sense that something replacing a vehicle like the SR-71 would have to be coming from that direction

Doesn’t modern FLIR and optics have basic recon capability, with the option to transmits over data links?

I recall seeing a Mirage 2000 evaluation patch in World Air Power Journal wayyyyyy back when. Presumably they considered that option as well.