Where did you get THAT idea? It’s ok and pretty good in a sense. It has limited stealth from the front third aspect. It has all aspect missiles so it doesn’t have to do a tail chase. And if it survives the EW environment it’s ability to network with other fighters could work well.
But it cannot out run, out accelerate, and out turn anything.
Not so much for fighting, but for the ability to break contact at will. It’s short legged, lightly and lightly armed.
If you hang more missiles or external tanks, your stealth vanishes.
It’s -way- far from “not a plane in the sky can shoot it down”.
You won’t be far off if you think of it as a light bomber that can sneak in places and fight it’s way out. But if conventional 4.5 fighters find it in daylight, there had better be some F-15s 16s or 22s around to save it.
Good summation for the technically illiterate here.
Might mention that if it is carrying a meaningful load of ordnance (which means externally), it is not stealthy
It was never intended to be an air superiority fighter like the F-15 and 22. Just a bomb truck.