re: #585 pingjockey

Is the F-35 not as good as a air superiority fighter as the F-22? I do know the F-15 is pushing 30! That’s why the Navy retired the F-14, air frames were too old. Lots more Gs pulled by a fighter than a bomber.

The F-35 is meant to replace the F-18 A,B,C,D but not the F-18E/FSuper Hornet, F-16s, AV-8Bs, and A-10s. It’s primary mission is attack however it can be fitted for air to air missions. The F-35 is to the F-22 as the F-16 is to the F-15.