"Super Hornet better than Harrier, Tornado and Typhoon"

There’s an article in the December issue of ‘Warships – International Fleet Review’, by a retired Commodore RN (former head of the Fleet Air Arm).

He wants the Royal Navy to lease 60 Super Hornets, which are currently being flown by RN pilots with the US Navy, and “..would cost less than the new engines needed to see Tornado through to the end of its service life.”

In the article, he claims that the F/A-18E/F is “.. a better ground-attack aircraft than Tornado or Harrier; a better air-defence aircraft than (and less than a third of the price of) Typhoon.”

Is it that good?