if i may have it my way, get out of both the Superbug and JSF purchase
why, simple:

-F-18F is far inferiour to the current F-111 (less range, lass payload) sure the Superbug has more manuevrability the the F-111 but since when is maneuvrability needed to attack ships. besides, even if the aircraft is compatible with the current legacy hornets, that doesnt make them any better.

-second is JSF, just like other countries are concidering, get out :diablo:
the JSF was intended to be a low-cost stealth multirole fighter, instead it is now a 5th generation high-cost bombtruck, for the payload it carries i’d rather go for the F-5E/F (or F-20 if it was still alive). cost is another factor, the original price for the JSF was intended to be arround $45 million, now that price has more then doubled and its much slower then the current aircraft its replacing.

there are much cheaper and simpler sollutions available

F-111:
-replace them with new build F-22 (as noted above)
-if delivery takes to long, why not lease ex-RAF/German/Italian Tornado IDS as a stop gap till the first raptor arrives.

F-35 JSF:
-concider other, more cheaper types who have the same capability or even better, good exsamples are the EF typhoon, Rafale, Gripen and maybe the Super hornet (as it falls under the same class)

just my 2 cents 😀

ive read the news this morning that libya has signed $10bln of contracts for airbus A-320/40/50 and for the nuclear reactor mentioned earlier, still no news about rafales 🙁

if EADS would like to revive the MAKO, now is a good time 😎
the MAKO would be perfect as an F-35 alternative and a much lower price.
i mean look, for the price of 2 F-35’s now you can get an F-22 😀

have you tried google-ing it :rolleyes:
i know that an empty F-16 needs a minimum of about 400 to 500 meters to take off 😎

the 2 aircraft look great, but its the P-X that really caught my eye, bieng the only aircraft that looks new.
the C-X is more like, forgive me if im wrong, an upgraded version of the Kawasaki C-1 already in service, i would atleast expected something wth 4 engines as seen in earlier proposals 😎