re: #89 Targetpractice
Why should the Navy just “suck it up”? They’re in more dire need of replacement aircraft than the Chair Force.
The STOVL version is the real problem; F/A-18 works just fine in land service. Ask the Canadians, among others.
Now I love and respect the men and women of the United States Marine Corps, but it cannot be ignored that pretty much every procurement program they touch turns to flaming wreckage. V-22, F-35, LPD-17, EFV…