I love the current meme of the fanboys and shills when they attempt to compare the development of the Super Hornet to the JSF. It's not even close to comparable. Super Hornet development funding was about $6B - compare that to $60B for the F-35. The Super Hornet went from program start in 1992 to IOC in 2001 (a one year delay.) The JSF contract was awarded in 2001 and SDD is not scheduled to end until 2018 (~ seven year delay) - so roughly double the development time at 10x the cost. The Super Hornet had a few issues to sort out, but nothing like what is being experienced by the JSF. And the Super Hornet was designed from the beginning to have excess electrical power, interior volume and weight margins. The JSF is basically maxed out prior to IOC with little margin for growth.