LOA/rjtjrt
LO is correct, the 120 C was initially designed due to a lack of carriage room in the F-35 bay, a 6 shooter would be squeaky. Also a smaller aperture tends to result in less gain and worse target discrimination, although you can play tricks with it. Although it does offer significant advantages AESA is not the answer to a maidens prayer and i would wait to see installed performance before getting too excited.
A run off between Typhoon and Silent Eagle would be intriguing