U.S. Navy Rear Adm. DeWolf Miller showed little enthusiasm for trading Super Hornets for F-35s, as has been proposed by President Trump in an effort to reduce the total program cost of the F-35 Lightning. Testifying at a House Subcommittee hearing on the F-35 program, Miller said, “The F-35C provides unique capabilities that cannot be matched by modernizing 4th generation aircraft.”
Source: avwebNavy Luke Warm on Substituting Upgraded F/A-18s for F-35C