Tell me Chatten , How many F-35's are flying and most importantly why would you buy something that the Nation to our South does NOT fly. Get over the anti-American thing and think this through. The Yanks carry 80-90 % of the N/A patrol burden so that begs the question as to why you advocate for an orphan fleet? As it is the future government will be giving these F-18E & F 's to the U.S. Navy in about 10 years . That organization is short at least 80 Aircraft as of today