What aircraft replaced the F-111?
The versatile swing-wing F-111 was officially named the Aardvark only at its retirement ceremony on 27 July 1996. The USAF F-111 was replaced by the F-15E and B-1B while the Australian F-111 was replaced in 2010 by the F/A-18 and the F-35. In Australian military and aviation circles, the F-111 Aardvark was affectionately known as the Pig, due to its long snout and terrain-following ability. The F-111Cs gave the RAAF a powerful strike capability but were never used in combat.The US Navy did not want an Air Force hand-me-down. They wanted their own fighter. To avoid accepting the F-111B, they changed the requirement during testing and said the new fighter had to be able to dogfight and be highly maneuverable. The Aardvark could do many things well, but not dogfighting.