A1bill I wonder why Boeing didn't put it (SuperHornet) as its FX design....
A Super Hornet decendant would never have been able meet the FX design and specification requirements. Remember you needed three distinct version with first day of war stealth, internal weapons carriage, one version that could do STOVL, and a host of other things. SH has the Wrong type, number and location of engines to meet STOVL, wrong shape, fuselage too small for fuel and weapons, etc etc....