I was once (a long time ago) skeptical Super Hornet/Growler purchase, thinking it would be a costly stop-gap, but I must say that it has really paid off dividends with integration of JATM and other weapons (like LRASM) going first onto those platforms - sometimes years ahead of other platforms. Doubly so knowing now that F-35 TR-3/Block IV development has struggled and stalled, which is a prerequisite for integration of a lot of newer weapons (and considering only a few RAAF jets are TR-3, most won't even be capable until they are converted). It has put the RAAF first in the queue on a lot of these weapons that the F-35-only countries are going to have to wait a bit to get.
As long it fits - apparently the interface is standardized for JDAM-family weapons, but it will be aircraft dependent on size/shape where it can be carried.
