MRCA, the qualifiers?

SU 30 MKs, F 18s, Rafales and just maybe F 15 as well as the little F16 are the only available MRCA available in the market today. The rest are just desparate wannabes, ever unshamefully claiming to be in the exclusive group.

Gripen and Typhoon are trying very hard to be accepted in mile high club. There is much work to be done until they qualify if ever they do.

Majority of future fifth gereration stealth fighters that are from Russia/India Korea/Indonesia and China are lasing their sights towards the multirole concept too. F 35 seem to take the same path too, whether its one engine allows it to be so reamins to be seen. Even surprisingly Iran have stated that their just out of the news stealth fighter will have multirole capabilities.

While F22 and one of Japan have never stated that is their intention apart from maintaining only air superiority role. There have been talks of F 22 having multirole capability but no actuall decision to the effect have been made, topics on this are rather ignored by the relevant authorities. Of course America have other types to do the job.

However not all countries can afford many types of fast jets in their airforces. Majority of the buyers market wants only one type of aircraft, the most two to do the required jobs that are needed.. That is why one type that would do most jobs would be best for many, especially for economic and logistic sustainability.