draken55 is on the money. The FAA desperately need aircraft to fly off the carriers if only to remain a viable operational asset.
The sensible choice would be F-18 as it ticks all the operational boxes needed to retain "currency" and will keep the FAA in F/J business.
If deemed necessary, buy the bloody JSF once all the faults have been ironed out in the future, let someone else do the hard graft for once.
my little 10p's worth.
and i didn't mention twin engines ONCE