Now we are about to throw away our premium deterrent to those who have an eye on our country's resources or impose on us a crazy religion and plug a capability gap with fighters which won't know what hit them when confronted by Sukhois 30s or better. The only equaliser will be advanced weaponry
Thought you might say something like this; anyone who believes going from F111 to F18F is a decrease in survivability, has absolutely ZERO idea. If an F18F will have no idea what hit them, how will an F111???? Premium deterrent - NOT!