BUT - it will still have an RCS the size of a house relative to an LO cab and therefore be more vulnerable to a range of modern threats, most of the time.
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If the premise is a platform for launching long range cruise missiles, where does the LO come into it?
And to be frank I think we're going to find the F35's a) stealth a bit of a myth and b) lack of range distinctly inhibiting!
Great plane if we want to stealthily bomb the French!