put them in the F-22 and ask them to choose.
F-35 ... if your opponent is long range and no dog fighting is required
For air superiority nothing even approaches the F-22.
And for deep interdiction against an advanced A2/AD opponent, nothing even approaches the F-35.
put them in the F-22 and ask them to choose.
F-35 ... if your opponent is long range and no dog fighting is required
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ALL F35 Pilots were F-22 Pilots first most also flew either the Eagle or F18.
The 35 is a very advanced plane. It is however not designed for close in dog fighting with guns, it is designed to kill the enemy before the enemy even knows the 35 is in the vicinity. Read a little more about it before you condemn it. So far in battles with the F22 it has won EVERY battle with up to 3 F22’s going against one F35. The same is true for the F15 for up to 5 15’s against one F35. This plane is a killer of enemy planes and it does it so before they know they are even targeted. These were Top Guns trying to get the F35 and they were unable to do it even in a coordinated attack.
These two planes were never intended for identical misions. Its like comparing an f16 and an a-6.