Avicenna
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Too expensive to buy and operate Typhoons and Superbugs.
Refurbished Typhoons would be affordable to buy but operations and munitions would be expensive.
Superbugs would be expensive to buy but cheaper to operate and munitions would be cheaper.
This would leave no money for J-10CE at least till latter part of this decade.
I would rather BAF got refurbished Typhoons and J-10CEs this decade. 16 Typhoons would be fine unless MAF buys even more fighters which is unlikely due to their small defence budget.
With J-10CE build up a force of at least 3-4(48-64 planes) squadrons by the end of the decade.
I would be ok with that however, BAF supposedly had a requirement for a maritime strike fighter with two engines.
Where does that fit in with a Eurofighter/J-10 combo?