Until the JSF F-35 is in production. Then the F22 will be the second-most advanced thing in the air.
Yeah and there are so many similarities between the 22 and 35, you can tell they're related. More like siblings than cousins. :) Though the F-35 is a single engine job and I wonder if it will be as versitile as the 22 is. The 22 seems like the replacement for the F-15, a heavy longer range job, and the F-35 a replacement for the F-16, shorter range, maybe more maneuverable in tight fight jobs. That's what it seems like anyway. With two engines, I would imagine the F-22 can carry ordinance that the F-35 can't carry. Right?