ICBM,
can F-35 fly to Tripoli and back with 2x AMRAAM and 2x 1000LB JDAM without tanker support?
how much tanker support would 4 F-35 require to get to the Falklands on a re-inforcement operation?
how much tanker support would an F-35 in an ELINT role require to sit off Pakistan for 6 hours?
or, is that not what you meant by 'it doesn't need tankers'?