[ProtectOurFreedom]

Block F will carry a lot more than that. Of course, you lose stealth with all the hard points loaded.

And Block F has a hidden in-wing gun. A little trap door at the front of the wing pops open to fire the gun, then closes. It's projected to fly in 2019 (subject to slippage, of course).

[Tours]

External weapons do indeed kill the whole stealth configuration.
F-15E could do it better for far less.

[taildragger]

Awe heck if you are gonna loose the stealth get a heavy hauler to start with. Look at my junkyard dog proposal with stuff that has been tried or in our parts bin.

See post 34. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3512083/posts?page=34#34