[Oberon]

So, either get more funding or choose which air squadrons are going to be retired.

Seems to me like the F-35 is actually the problem. We could have continued with upgrades to the F-18 series and got the job done.

[WhiskeyX]

“Seems to me like the F-35 is actually the problem. We could have continued with upgrades to the F-18 series and got the job done.”

We could do a lot of things, but Congress is responsible for the appropriations for the F-35 and all of the other missions. Don’t forget how the Congress has reduced the number of combatant warships to the fewest number since before the First World War.

Note, the F-18 in any incarnation cannot provide the USMC with a replacement for the Harrier.