National Defence committee  Sir, I cannot attest to that first-hand. I do not know.

National Defence committee  Not to our knowledge, sir. Certainly in any process, requirements would be derived from high-level mandatory capabilities. We don't have any insight into those requirements, so I am only addressing the high-level mandatory capabilities that we saw outlined in the document as well

National Defence committee  Sir, we're not going to be here today and be critical of any process that has gone on. That would not be our reason for being here. What I can offer up is that if there has been an assessment, in my opinion the full complement of information needed to make an accurate assessmen

National Defence committee  Sir, as I shared, I know that the information has not been provided. Yes, sir.

National Defence committee  Yes, sir, that is correct at this time.

National Defence committee  As I shared, the recently signed third multi-year procurement contract carries production out past 2015. Given the opportunities for further domestic needs as well as the robust interest internationally, I would stand here today as the F-18 program manager feeling extremely confi

National Defence committee  Yes, sir.

National Defence committee  The Boeing company did, yes, sir.

National Defence committee  I believe the pricing and availability were provided from the navy customer in November 2008, yes, sir.

National Defence committee  Sir, I can't address the specifics of what other information was provided primarily for the F-35 program. All I can offer up to you, sir, is the known price of the Super Hornet delivered today and delivered in the future. It would be inappropriate for me to speculate on potential

National Defence committee  Yes, sir, the 10% savings certified to Congress were for a fully equipped aircraft.

National Defence committee  Yes, sir, I was aware of the pricing and availability and the content therein. Typically, those are broken out separately. That was before I was on the program, but I am assuming they ran that traditional process, yes, sir.

National Defence committee  It would be inappropriate for me to talk about Super Hornet in a dogfight with an F-35. Sir, I would not be able to go there. What I can say, however, and once again, as I shared in response to one of the initial questions, is the United States Navy has the F/A-18E/F Super Horne

National Defence committee  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,

National Defence committee  The term “fifth generation”, and really the entire generational context, has become more of a marketing term with a lack of a universal definition, and more importantly, with a lack of specificity and the attendant requirements associated with whatever capability would be needed.