I think the F-16, in it's current offering, is a potent threat and cost-effective.
https://youtu.be/PWxC58CNfVk
I think the F-16, in it's current offering, is a potent threat and cost-effective.
https://youtu.be/PWxC58CNfVk
OK, a nice piece of hardware, but there might not be any relevant added value in terms of progression and capability, cos the F 16 is even a bit older than the Tornado, I guess.
Even if the cost-effectiveness for maintenance was much better, we have to consider, that it might be much cheaper to keep the costly Tornados than buying several dozens of squadrons of the F 16 just for getting over for up to 2 decades and also maintaining those afterwards.
We´d rather spend every possible penny for the silver bullet, which obviously is in a very early stage?!