“The F-15K with AESA radar would have been a much better choice for an interim air superiority fighter than the SuperHornet, and a much better replacement for the F-111 in the maritime interdiction role.”
I agree & we should sell them our old F15’s & F14’s.
No, we should sell them brand new F-15Ks. As far as our old F-15s and F-14 go, they were maintence intensive, and that’s what they have now with the F-111s that they wish to retire. If they wanted aircraft that required lots of maintenace, they’d stick with the F-111Cs and Gs they have now.