“An F-22 with F-35 avionics/Radar and IR detection”
Not really. The 35 moonpig’s target pod is literally over 10 years behind state of the art. It’s development has been so long that it could not update as technology passed it by.
An F-18 has a far better targeting pod, not even close.
The only thing the 35 has going for it is the ability to network data. That and it is slightly more stealthy than everything else out there. But by no means is it a stealth.
The 22 should be built and the 35 scrapped.
“An F-18 has a far better targeting pod, not even close.”
You’re talking about RADAR?
Not only does the F-35 have the best RADAR in the world, nothing else is even close:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AN/APG-81
When augmented by the AN/AAq-37 DAS, the F-35 is the most capable and advanced tactical strike aircraft in the world, BAR NONE.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AN/AAQ-37
You, sir, with all due respect (sincerely) need more study.
You mean the f-35 has WiFi? Heh.