"rstro" wrote in message
et...
ah--
so basically were are buying under "something is better than nothing"--I
would really like to know what the aircrews think....

Dog fighting is a thing of the past and a reliable airborn weapons platform
is what the Navy needs. Uncommon to John Carrier's comments, the F-35 is
only sceduled to replace the F/A-18A models. The Super Bug will be on US
ships for many decades to come.