Ai r forces - especially those more advanced and capable - face an overlapping series of tactical, operational and budgetary issues. Though the last 15 years of operations across MENA (Middle East and North African) have seen relatively limited threat environments, participating air forces require highly capable platforms and weapons suitable for short-notice use against a peer competitor. At base this represents a core problem: a very capable but unused fleet of aircraft is no longer considered acceptable, while a low-cost but low-capability force is of limited practical use. This triple conundrum of capability vs flexibility vs affordability has driven militaries and industry to explore various potential solutions.
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