[A.A. Cunningham]

Any platform, even a Raptor or a Lightning II, has a larger RCS if pylons and ordinance are attached.

[SES1066]

Any platform, even a Raptor or a Lightning II, has a larger RCS if pylons and ordinance are attached.

Point taken although the F-22 carries significant munition stores internally that don't paint on radar until deployed and then only shortly. And on the side of this Russian aircraft, I'm sure that these hard points are removable as well. It is just that the F-22 can carry in high-threat environments.