All this talk of the F18 completely disregards the capability that the F35 will bring! While I appreciate there are significant issues and delays to overcome in the design and manufacturing process, to not continue with F35 procurement would significantly relegate our capability when compared to our peers. People on this forum spend a great deal of time talking about the impact of the platform losses that we have suffered due to SDSR, but when presented with a platform that can provide substantial ISTAR (much beyond anything available at this time when you consider the ElInt and SigInt avionics fits) while in the strike role they are quick to recommend an older and less capable airframe. Lets ride out the capability gap and secure these game changing platforms.