I luv the way this thread has turned into an F-35 moan when it should be about some Ruskie aircraft - but whatever. For 'PhilipG' what is a reference from the distant past which says: "...by now all the Legacy Hornets should have been retired and replaced by F35Cs...". Also there is this: "...By now the USMC was I would have thought planning to have a fleet of F35Bs and Cs as the backbone of its fixed wing attack fleet...". So not all for USMC 'by now'? Thanks.
I am really interested as I got to read about this program very late and I'm still in catch up mode.