Senators press Gates to buy more Super Hornets

I don't blame him.

I mean what on earth is able to hang with a super hornet?

I never got the F22 JSF program myself don't get me wrong it's a better fighter but the cost and, I kinda don't see a reason, then again armchair leaders always have hind sight on their side.

I see the super hornet as a great plane for what it is and out classing any thing in the world, for a lot less then a F22.

[hotreds]

Hornet= Navy; Super Hornet not outdated like early Hornet models.
F-22= Air Force- best fighter in the world.
JSF= F-35 with Air Force, Navy and Marine models. Not yet on line. F-35 Navy model to replace early legacy Hornet models. Super Hornet will continue to fly. Air Force F-35 to replace F-15, altho early 15s being retired and replaced by Strike Eagles. Marine F-35 to replace Harrier.

[Genetic Defect]

I did get this off a Marines news feed

[lenguamor]

Originally Posted by hotreds

Hornet= Navy; Super Hornet not outdated like early Hornet models.
F-22= Air Force- best fighter in the world.
JSF= F-35 with Air Force, Navy and Marine models. Not yet on line. F-35 Navy model to replace early legacy Hornet models. Super Hornet will continue to fly. Air Force F-35 to replace F-15, altho early 15s being retired and replaced by Strike Eagles. Marine F-35 to replace Harrier.

Thank you, that's clearer.

I think the F-35 program is amazing; one air platform that will serve , what - three, four functions, plus Great Britain's fighter needs?

What I like about the F-22 is that even though it is a fighter, it's really not a fair fighter.

It's so stealthy that it will detect enemy fighters, lock on and fire weapons before the other fighter even knows it's there.