Originally Posted by
West Coast
If date of the first first flight was a criteria, they wouldn’t have looked at the Hornet either. The F15EX isn’t your daddy’s F15A, same could be said for the Hornet’s Germany will be receiving. I would imagine mission criteria and budgeting drove the decision, not the date the prototype flew.
Thanks. I wouldn't give Super Hornet much of a look if offered a new Strike Eagle variant.