Really KenV?
You should tell the USN who accept that the F-35 is not stealthy enough in all aspects to penetrate enemy defences without a F-18G EW escort.
With which they cannot share enemy threat data without turning on their L16 and exposing themselves to threats such as the DWL002.
Hmmmm.
1. So much for keeping the responses "professional" and avoiding the personal jabs. Sigh.
2. USN does NOT accept that the F-35 is "not stealthy enough in all aspects to penetrate enemy defenses." That is a false characterization. All versions of the F-35 are sufficiently stealthy in all aspects without an EW escort. In addition, the F-35 has an excellent self-jamming capability. USN has Growlers because the majority of its fighters for the foreseeable future will NOT be all aspect stealthy and will require an escort jammer.
Separately, USAF is relying more on stealth than USN and relying more on F-35's self-jamming capability that they feel no need for an escort jammer. Apparently so does the Royal Navy, which owns no escort jammer and has no plans to acquire one.