That's wrong. The F-35 can carry 18,000 lbs of ordnance total while the F-22 can carry 20,000 lbs of ordnance on four wing pylons and 2000 lbs of bombs internally plus four missiles.
Well okay, but I think the F-35 has more internal load capacity at 4000lbs.
Anyway that argument is now mute I think, no more F-22’s will be built. We need something to replace our aging air fleets and nothing else has the capabilities of the F-35. Okay I’ll admit it, I think the F-35 a great platform with a lot of room for development.
Anyway I hope we already have the next level of prototypes getting ready. One promising platform is the US Navy X-47B. They are going to start flying it this year if I recall correclty.