This was actually discussed a little over a year ago in this very thread; I made the argument that the F-15SE would probably be a good fit for both Australia and Canada, but was given several reasons as to why that would probably never happen (no previous operational history with the F-15, logistics tail would be different than what is already established, RAAF has a lot of commonality with the USN so the Hornet/SH was a better fit, etc.). And, TBH, the F-15SE is probably "too much plane" for both Aust and Canada anyway, it's kind of overkill for the mission (although I'm sure both countries would appreciate having double the combat radius of the F-18E/F/G), plus the price tag on the F-18E/F/G is almost half that of a new-build F-15SE.
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