On Mon, 21 Jun 2004 01:44:07 GMT, David E. Powell wrote:
If the EU is looking for more reach without carriers, how about heavy
bombers? Certainly something on the order of B-1B as far as airframe might
be a goal, or something less radical. It depends on their budget and
requirements, I guess. From bases in Europe they could cover much of Africa,
the Middle East, etc.

A Tornado, Typhoon or Rafale with droptanks and Storm Shadow
missiles could probably reach quite far.

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