has brilliant SA and sensor suite. Do the speed and agility compromises need to be seen in that context? Would anyone really want an F18 instead?
The sensor suite is old, because of the protracted delay, and far from modern standards and already contracted to be replaced, the same or better is already planned for other airframes. Yes. Ask the USN......
Ohhh! And the new Ford class carriers won’t be able to operate them till their mid life updates....
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/bu...ve-f-35s-64051