“The F-35 is 5 times more visible than the F-22.”
All stealth aircraft are “visible” to search radar, including the F-22.
And there is no TARGETING radar in the world that can target either the F-22 or the F-35.
So, what’s your point? Is it that the F-35 will get beaten in a “dogfight”?
I contend that if the Pentagon developed and purchased a combat aircraft with that as a criteria since the year 2000, everyone involved should be hung by the neck until dead.
Mariner...I agree with you. Here’s some additional info:
The F-22 was designed with embedded systems that the US is/was unwilling to export, so none were exported. Comparing F-22s with F-35s is, IMHO, a worthless exercise.
One of the key points in the article is that the F-35 architecture allows countries that develop their own ordnance and avionics the ability to integrate their technology into their F-35s. What’s unsaid is that the USAF can easily remove US technology without impacting flying performance.
WRT “dogfights”...if the evaluation starts “at the merge”, then an F-16 will hold its own against an F-35 and the winner will generally be decided by individual pilot skills. However, if the evaluation starts at 50 miles, the F-35 will almost always win as the “bandits” will be burning long before the merge.
And finally, the Israelis won’t buy junk.