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Originally Posted by JALU3
Well, why don't they revamp, and modernize, those old designs? Or create newer designs that don't reduce capability. If I remember wasn't there a A-6G program proposed, and several F-14 variants proposed? I mean the Super Hornet isn't bad, but she also has a lot to be wanted.
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The SH is also relatively cheap and can employ nearly every weapon in the USN fighter arsenal and has the advantage of a two seat crew. And she can pass gas. I don't know if you've noticed or not, but the Cold War ended in the early '90s. Coulda, woulda, shoulda. We are stuck with the Super Hornet until the "next step". And it really isn't that bad for what we're paying for it.
It is about time we stopped spec'ing platforms with WWIII in Europe on our mind.
PD