Alternate 1990s ORBAT

I read the book, but I think Poland would go with a multirole fighter like the F-16 rather than a pure air superiority fighter. I'd stick with the F-16 & EA-18, with the F-35 deliveries beginning circa 2020. 

Scenario - This is a work in progress and there is obviously room for improvement. 

1990s: 
In the wake of the collapse of the Soviet Union, Ukraine and Belarus retain close security ties to Moscow. Russian Army Groups are maintained in each country. Hardliners come to power in Russia in the early 1990s, and eventually Ukraine and Belarus are bullied and intimidated into being de facto puppet states of Russia. In Ukraine, this means Russian forces surrounding the Ukrainian Army garrisons and rolling into Kiev when an anti-Russian politician tries to go fully independent. The Ukrainain and Belarusian nuclear arsenals are taken into Russian custody during this period; the Ukrainians and Belarusians never had the PALs to use the weapons anyway. Russian forces also occupy the Baltic States in the mid 1990s. With the bottom never having fallen out from beneath the Russians, NATO maintains an army to fight WW3 in Europe, especially as Russia acts more and more belligerently towards the West. This means Britain retains I Corps in Germany, and while the US scales back from the eighteen division capability of the Cold War, twelve active divisions are retained, two in Europe under V Corps. The collapse of Yugoslavia takes place similarly to OTL, with military intervention by the West and Russia alike. The Pristina airport incident results in a bloody skirmish between Russian and NATO advance elements, which does not cause a war, but only worsens relations in Europe as Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic join NATO. 
2000s: 
At the turn of the century, Colour revolutions sweep through Central Asia, striking fear into Moscow's heart. Protests in Ukraine are brutally suppressed. Worsening relations is the NATO invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, following the WTC attacks, which occurred as per OTL. Fighting in Afghanistan is over quickly, but Russia is greatly displeased that NATO is 'encircling' it. An insurgency still occurs in Afghanistan, but with no Iraq War, counterinsurgency remains a secondary priority for the Western militaries. By this point, China is also beginning her rise as a superpower. The US is also concerned about Iran and Iraq. The latter falls into chaos with the outbreak of the Arab Spring, with the Kurdish north coming under Turkish occupation, the Sunni territory going independent, and the Shi'ite south falling under Iranian 'protection', thus giving Iran a border with Kuwait, to the horror of the Gulf States. Sunni Central Iraq soon becomes host to a multinational peacekeeping force, while Turkey begins a repressive campaign in Iraqi Kurdistan to prevent the rise of Kurdish nationalism within its own borders. 
2010s: 
A new Cold War has effectively developed across Europe and Asia, with Russian forces staring down the Polish and Slovak armies from the Belarusian and Ukrainian borders. China is rising as a superpower and has begun throwing its weight around in the South China Sea; North Korea is developing its nuclear arsenal; Iran is testing the waters in the Persian Gulf.

Potential events: A new regime comes to power in the 2010s, and while it is still heinously repressive, the new regime relaxes its grip on society somewhat, and turns back to China for economic growth and protection, with the possibility of a deal that removes North Korea's nuclear arsenal and puts the DPRK under Chinese protection, thus expanding China's influence in Asia with troops in North Korea. Turkey withdraws from or is booted out of NATO after continuing its repression of the Kurds, and turns to China for its new ally, buying PRC-made weaponry and making deals with Beijing. China also expands its influence in Africa with a military base in the Sudan. Britain intervenes in Nigeria against Boko Haram on a large scale a.l.a Sierra Leone in 2001. 

Think the F-16 will win, if not due the political pressure and money trowing the United States can do a lot more than Sweden.

Na, the Wiki article is crap.
It is a run read and Britain has a role.

Guys, if you're going to argue about how realistic a Larry Bond novel is, please do it somewhere else. No offence, I just want to keep this thread for my in-progress world-building project.

With an ongoing threat, it would be more likely to see the EF-15 than adopting a Navy bird. The F-111s could stick around a bit longer.