[CaptainCrunch]

On the f-15silent eagle which is a upgraded 15e with radar absorbant material and a internal weapons by, its not a 5th generation fighter, its a 4.5 at best. Its still going to be a pretty costly bird at 100 million per copy its expensive for what it does, especially if we have to increase the size of the fleet from the 65 5-35 due to capabilities.

The f-18 super hornet is priced at about 70 million per copy, and while its advanced over the cf-18's that we have now, its now a generation behind the more advanced fighters that are coming out, is limited in its upgradibility and by the time its retired in 30 or 40 years it will be a very incapable fighter.

The Eurofighter would probably come with a price tag of $100 million per copy since the version 1 and 2 are at 65 million euro's and the trache 3 is at 90 million euro's. It wold be an expensive bird as well depending on the cf-35 costs. Its a capable bird but again the question of an expanded fleet due to diminisioned capability comes into play. There would also be the question of interoperation requirements within Nato.

All three planes would also like the F35 require a very expensive retool and training program. The super hornet looks like the hornet in principle but has a modified larger air frame, flys differently and has different avionics, engines and control systems.