The four Tranche 1 Typhoons in the Falklands are described as due to retire in 2027. That date is distinguished from 2040, given for the later Tranche 2 and 3 aircraft. Replacement aircraft are expected to be sent to the islands, with Tranche 2 Typhoons judged the most likely choice. The uncertainty concerns which part of the aircraft fleet would supply them. Insufficient F-35 purchases are treated as one constraint on that allocation, while the retirement of one tranche is not taken to mean an end to the islands' fighter defence.
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Falklands Typhoons and the retirement of Tranche 1
The retirement of the Falklands' Tranche 1 Typhoons is distinguished from the longer service expected of later Tranche 2 and 3 aircraft.