An F-22 Killer? That’s a tall order.
Hahahaha...well, there are some who do like Soviet and Chinese gear, that’s for sure.
“An F-22 Killer? That’s a tall order.”
Sure, but it does it. Even RAND has stated so. It also does so at 1/3 the cost.
Had it been a shooting contest a 35s would have downed a 22 over Syria a few weeks ago. The F-22 was trying to get a SU-25 to move back to the Russian side by firing flares when its escort came down behind the F-22 - which promptly peeled off and headed for home fastest.
The 35 S is quite capable of taking a 22 down if it sees the 22 first. The other way around not so much because the 22’s BVR missile range would bring it into the 35s radar by quite a lot - and the 35 S’s BVRs are longer range then the 22s.