I don't know if it's been said yet but this whole scenario depends on India and their MMRCA. If the EFT is picked then India will become the fifth partner and Turkey's along with Pakistan's plans are over in regards to the EFT, not only will India bring more to the table in terms of finances ($11 BILLION initially with the strong possibility of $6-8 bn with follow on orders) but also strategically and politically as one of the up and coming powers in the world the EADS/EFT consortium would pick India as their fith partner over anyone else. If India choses to not go with EFT then Turkey possibly has a chance but Pakistan?? No way let's not forget this article is now five years old, when this was written Pakistan's economy wasn't doing so bad but the last thing it should/could be doing in 2011 is buying a $100 mil fighter. It is NOT India and the sooner it realises this instead of constantly trying (and failing) to play catchup with it's neighbour then it could sort it's own affairs out instead of bankrupting it's economy buying weapons it doesn't need.