I still find it odd that the Swiss RFP for the F-5 and now F/A-18 replacement also state that the selected platform must be able to go toe-to-toe with a 'Flanker'-series fighter. If a Flanker has crossed half of Europe and at least three NATO nations to find itself in Swiss airspace, then Switzerland has much bigger problems than a Gripen/Super Hornet/F-35 can fix.