Let me start with the capabilities of the Super Hornet. If you look at what it is tasked to do today and in the future, it is the United States Navy's multi-role fighter. It does everything from precision ground attack to air-to-air superiority. With the EA-18G electronic attack, it does close air support, and as the navy operates today, the Super Hornet even operates as a tanker, refuelling other Super Hornets and other legacy Hornets.
As you look at the capabilities necessary to meet that variety of missions, I would highlight a couple. First is survivability. As I shared at the outset, the navy constructed the Super Hornet program and rolled this aircraft out in 2006 with designed-in stealth, enhanced situational awareness, full manoeuvrability, and reduced vulnerability as an approach to ensuring long-term survivability.