Guess we need carrier based F-22s then.
Ah...or not. I’m leaning toward a smaller cheaper unmanned version of the VTOL F-35 lightning II. The future is shrunk down autonomous unmanned aircraft. Something the size of a pickup truck. Autonomous aerial refueling tankers too. I’m visualizing helicopter versions that can refuel themselves from ocean liner oil tankers. And container ships modified to haul the unmanned mini fighters, by the hundreds. VTOL so no catapult required.