As for the cockpit, without going into specific details, the displays in the current F/A-18C-G fleet aren’t really a problem. Slapping a 79,000,000″ screen into one isn’t really doing anything. In it’s current format, all it does is allow a guy the ability to have all the displays he would normally be looking at in one big screen, plus maybe a few extras that might be cool when they actually represent real technology. I guess there might be some utility to that, but I can think of a lot of other things I’d want to improve beforehand. Sorry if this is really non-specific, but any real discussion would be well outside the realm of an unclassified internet forum.

Ok thanks 35 AoA, really the new cockpit is just a big iPad touch screen with avionics 😀

I would go for the EPE engines and the CFT’s. The upgraded engines would be necessary to help compensate for the increased load the fuel would add. I really don’t see the benefit of stealth weapons pods. Would they make that much of a difference?

I would just upgrade the EPE Engines BUT GUESS WHAT?!? The navy IS NOT upgrading the Super Hornet with the EPE ENGINES can’t you BELIVE THAT?!?!? There focusing on the conformal fuel tanks and a weapon pod. VERY DISAPOINTED with the Navy why is the Navy such lazyholes why do they choose a weapon pod instead of the Super MANEUVERABLE EPE Engine. Really it increases 20% more thrust but well we’ll see what happens in the summer.

EPE. More efficient and it would make the Rhino more akin to a Legacy Hornet. I’ve “flown” the Boeing “next gen cockpit”, and it isn’t that groundbreaking or useful.

So how is the cockpit not useful? Need more info on it. + when it increases 20% more thrust on the EPE Engine it’s not going to be a similar Legacy Hornet. It will be similar to the Sukhoi or Typhoon T/W Ratio then we have the Better Super Hornet with the EPE Engine, JHMD, AIM-9X and APG-79 Radar. Just trying to make the Navy have a good day. 🙂 😮 😀

Okaaaaaay?:confused: :sleeping: :sleeping:

All of the above.

O so you want all of them upgraded. I get you there :eagerness: 😎

I like them All 🙂 , and they all fall in line with the Navy’s approach of extracting the most capability from the Super bug program. Boeing is delivering it and kudos to them as well. Out of the ones i like the engine upgrades the most followed by CFT’s and then the new cockpit..Whats the most important for the super bug is the NG Jammer but that is being separately being developed for a 2020 IOC.

Attached : The new cockpit demonstrator recently unveiled..

Yeah I like the EPE engine upgrade the most to. It would give the best T/W Ratio up to 11:1 the Super Bug would be comparable to the sukhoi aircrafts. Then the Bug will be very maneuverable with it’s AMRAAM’s AIM-9X’s and be ready for A2A combat with the (Joint Helemet Mounted Display). My chooseful upgrades would be 1. EPE Engine upgrade 2. New 5th gen cockpit 3.IRST POD

Wow where did you get that picture of the new cockpit?