Will this growler capability be " additional" to the jsf fleet when everything matures ie 12 odd growlers + 100 jsf?
That's the $15 billion question.
On the one hand, the case can be made that the Growler and Rhino are sufficiently different that they will require separate logistics/support trails, which marginalises the Rhino.
On the other hand, the Growler acquisition strengthens the case for more Rhinos and fewer or no F-35s due to the commonality aspect...
Should get interesting...