F/A 18 Super Hornet?

[JCMR]

Will the Marines ever use the Super Hornet? Or is the regular Hornet adequate for their needs?

 

[TurnandBurn55]

Negative and... well... your second question is liable to open up another can of worms there But the Marines think they'll get by until their version of the JSF comes in...

 

[helldog]

Negative and... well... your second question is liable to open up another can of worms there But the Marines think they'll get by until their version of the JSF comes in...

Any clue when that'll be? I am guessing 2008 with the info I currently have, but is 2010 a safer assumption, knowing our bureaucracy?

 

[Grant]

I've heard 2012, but who knows. Maybe sooner, but likely later. And of course it'll take a while to gradually transition them in. So it will be quite a while before all Marine Hornets are gone.

 

[Stonewall82]

With the STOVL capability will the new JSF be taking the place of both the Harrier and the 18?

 

[mkoch]

[From the slightly cynical point of view of the aviation defense contractor that I work at]

The military (not just the corps) will deploy the JSF about a week before they announce the design for its successor. Which in turn will deploy on a similar time table.

 

[Stonewall82]

preciate it. That new JSF is an awesome machine.

 

[Denabloo]

So i have a question, when the JSF starts getting transitioned in, will the current Hornet/18 pilots be getting those seats? Or will there still be slots open for new pilots?

 

[Punk]

So i have a question, when the JSF starts getting transitioned in, will the current Hornet/18 pilots be getting those seats? Or will there still be slots open for new pilots?

me gots the feeling they're gonna put some experienced sticks in them first

 

[jarhead]

it's sad that the performance of the STOVL JSF will be no better, and probably worse than the F/A-18C ...

S/F

 

[Fly Navy]

it's sad that the performance of the STOVL JSF will be no better, and probably worse than the F/A-18C ...

S/F

Why is that sad? That's like comparing the Harrier and the Hornet, is it not?

 

[Fly Navy]

Whoops, I was under the impression Marines were getting both models.

 

[Brett327]

As far as I know, they're going all SVTOL version of JSF only. No more Marine tailhooking in the FMF once the Prowler (not that they do with the Prowler now anyway to the best of my knowledge) goes away is what i understand.

Dare I say...good riddance? Seriously though, i know we debated this issue several months ago, but the Marine's insistence on the SVTOL requirement seems a little out to lunch. I'll hear cogent arguments, but that is a heretofore unused capability in the big operational world, no?

Brett

 

[Richthofen]

How about E/A-18?(if they ever make one)
Is Marine F-35 really worse than F/A-18C/D?
I don't think, also hoping that they don't phase F/A-18 completely.
Have good day all.

 

[Punk]

The Navy is getting the EA-18. Supposedly, and I'm not holding my breath, even though they are starting to atleast train FRS instructors, that the Navy will be getting their first Growlers in 2007 with an operational squadron by 2009. I've only heard this through heresay, but out in Pax River, they're hanging the pods on F models to get the software up and working so that the transition can be as quick as possible.

The Marines on the other hand will be getting the Prowlers the Navy no longer wants. That seems to be how it always works. The same thing happened the Hornet. Unfortunately, the Legacy Hornets are really showing their age. The Marines have been getting the trapped-out Navy Hornets, and their pretty beat. There's even rumors floating around that the Marine D-models might be heading to the boat in place of the C's.

Alot of this is rumor and speculation, but the next 10 years are going to be a really interesting transition period for both services.