Here's their problem, no anti-ufo ordnance.

This sounds like the Bush Doctrine; shoot first, ask questions later and give any spoils to your rich friends.  Clearly a lot of British officials are full of shit and need to be anal probed.

Gripen would kick a Tornado's ass anyday... anyway

phoQ wrote:

Tornado yes, typhoon I don’t know.  The Gripen only has one engine, less range, less payload, but good radar.  But with AWACS and beyond-visible-range weapons maybe dogfights aren’t so important now.

That's what they said pre-Vietnam, too.  As more adversaries get stealth capability, or stay down in the mud, there will always be a place for maneuverable fighters with guns, able to recover from lost initiative and take the bastards down.