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Originally Posted by 1andrew1
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Ground attack Tornados were retired along with the Harrier because they were uneconomical and couldn't be upgraded.
The Typhoon, originally an air superiority jet, has effectively been upgraded to a 4.5gen aircraft has now also taken over the Tornado's ground attack capability.
And obviously we have the F35's
But both these aircraft are just too expensive, complicated and valuable to be given away.
If the Ukraine want ground attack capability they'd be better off with Reaper drones.