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Hey, maybe the Eurofighter wasn't such a bad idea after all?
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Well, it's a nice aeroplane and we do have a permanent requirement for air defence fighters with speed and range, but the Russians have, after a brief show of strength, pulled back from their jaunts round the top of Norway. They haven't really got the kit for it on any major basis.
Russia isn't that much of a worry to us, really, they're more interested in Central Asia. They're always interested in Central Asia. They can have it as far as I'm concerned - we should be spending the money weaning ourselves off natural gas, not trying to impersonate the USSR in the 'Stan.