Jacko has his head up his ass. F-35B will come with wet pylons and external tanks. Takes ROA up to 600nm or so with internal payload.
F-22 has external tanks which can be jettisoned along with their pylons if needed.
For the record, UK Adm thingy said when Dave B was announced the winner, the factors were: cheaper carrier to buy & to run, available earlier, higher UK industrial content, more flexible deployment.