Im not saying we dont need more ships but we need to balance it with other security needs not to mention with our expanding surface fleet we need a larger logistics fleet of tanker and other ships.
by 2035 we will have like
12 Frigates
1(4) destroyers
12-14 Corvettes/Opvs
14-19 FAC
1 LHD
1 AC...
currently nothing of that as we either dont have enough or they are simply not ready yet.
The saudis face two threats one way attack drones and ballistic missiles with our capacity we could defend against the drones
Baykar never said that they would build a 20k engine only that they will build a turbofan as an alternative to Ukrainian and TEI engine but it will possibly be more that 10k lbf
the investment depend on how many aircraft we will end up owning. There a huge fixed initial cost and variable cost if we were to buy the other 20 new aircraft the cost per airframe would go down and delivery would be before 2035 not to mention that Eurofighter will be more capable than any...