So, I was thinking earlier today, "What if the F-16 was cancelled, and the Lightweight Fighter mafia failed their mission? Would the Air Force buy more F-15 Eagles? Probably. What would Europe buy? I dunno, I can't remember all the European fighters from that time period at 4:30 in the morning, and why am I up at such an awful hour posing WIs to myself? Anyway, what would air warfare be like today? The Gulf War, for instance?"
So, I decided that my early-morning musings would best be posed to AH.COM.
The situation is, the Air Force has cancelled the F-16 project, after deciding against the F-17? What happens to General Dynamics? Does the Navy still rename the F-17 the F-18 Hornet and buy it? What happens to air warfare? What does the air force do instead? What does Europe do? etc., etc. Etc.