If I had to go to war again tomorrow, air-air or air-ground, I'd take the F-35B (at Block 2B standard) every single day of the week and twice on Sunday.
I've flown it, I've chased it in single bubble F-18C, and I've flown F-16, Tornado F-3, Jaguar, Harrier, Typhoon and a few others. The F-35 isn't perfect at everything, but for goodness' sake the RAF & RN have spent the last 30 years flying things like the Tornado, Jag and Harrier (FA and GR) with far above-average results. If you think the world is ending, carriers are going to sink and the UK is about to get invaded by the Faroe Islands because we're buying the very best multirole aircraft available today in the western world might I suggest you're a bit of a glass is half empty kind of a person?
Regards all,
Single Seat, Single Engine, The Only Way To Fly