We already have gone through that and it's no issue. The Mirage 2000's are quite different than all the Mirage Vs and F-16s and MiG-21s and F-7 and Phantoms (last three retired already) and Rafales and MiG-35s and Su-35s, as long as they use the Typhoons to replace the Mirage 2000's which were a special unit designed for special, intricate and highly dangerous missions. They had their own base and were considered a separate unit from the rest of the airforce. So if they use the Typhoons in that capacity, all that stuff you mentioned won't matter because their purchase serves two purposes. 1) They won't be associated with any of the other larger numbered aircraft with regular duties and upgrade their mission capabilities way beyond what the M2K is capable of doing. 2) They're also a bargaining chip from the Italians for the mega deal which include the advanced trainers and 6 Berghamini FREMMs which are GREAT and that if Egypt purchased them, they will guarantee more meteor missiles to go with them which helps us A LOT as now we'll have 2 separate platforms capable of firing the best missile in the world. How could that be a bad thing? It also strongly helps open the door for future procurements from Italy as we know very well the finicky nature of France should they stop supplies during a war, the Italians probably wont. So it's a strategy as well.
There is also a major flaw in that strategy in that once your enemy acquires your IFF and knows your weaknesses, you've doomed you entire fleet. That's why the US have quite a few variety of platforms they use. Having a substantial variety makes if VERY difficult for the enemy to zero in on one or two or even 3 platforms and jam them all and figure out how to bring a majority of them down. For example, a pair of MiG-35s can lure an enemy fighter to try and reach their 6 and stay hidden when all of a sudden BOOOOOM! They get blown away by an R-77 from an Su-35S they never saw coming because of the Su's ability to track at 400 km and then shut the main IRBIS-E radar and use the wing edge AESA to lock onto enemy fighters and then still at BVR within 30-40km, turn on the IRST and send off a barrage of R77 and knock out the enemy.
I never said that. I only said I hope they use them only to replace the special unit created by the Mirage 2000's and not introduce them as part of the entire fleet. Although at first I was thinking to add them to the Rafales to increase the numbers of the delta canards since they are somewhat similar, but since this new order of 30 more Rafles has comes through, I've changed my mind and hope to replace the M2Ks with the Typhoons. They will be a special operations jet fighter wing unlike many other air force. What I might've said was not sure the J-10C would be a good option to replace the F-7s which is another problem we need to solve because it introduces a whole new and different weapon's package. With the Typhoon, the weapon's load will be slightly different than the Rafale only in the MICAs and HAMMERs as they have the IRIST A2A missile (easy to learn) and the Brimestone guided bombs a little different than the RAFALE HAMMERS but the same Meteor which is the main thing and is an excellent commonality as well as an additional supplier. Strategy, friend.
And please despite the criticism you hear from all the usual stuff, the higher brass in the Egyptian military who make these consultations and decisions are lifelong military men whom experienced battle and have huge amount of experience with more than what the entire membership on this forum know by 10,000. So respect where it's due and let's try to understand before saying it's a stupid thing to do.
