What Lockheed will have done is neuter the Belgian Air Force
Not quite. The Belgians themselves have done that over the past thirty years. You get what you pay for. (And you don't get what you won't pay for).
I still think it is too ugly and should have been put down at birth.
hval, the EA-6B is one of the ugliest planes I've ever seen, but it sure did a fantastic job for a long time, and is still out there doing missions.
Ugly is hardly a criterion for acceptance.