The F-35 isn’t replacing the F-22, it’s supplementing it. It was always designed as a lower-cost, lower-performance, but more numerous platform. Any increased range over the F-22 is diminished by it’s smaller weapons load.
The F-35 isn’t replacing the F-22, it’s supplementing it. It was always designed as a lower-cost, lower-performance, but more numerous platform. Any increased range over the F-22 is diminished by it’s smaller weapons load.
It can ferry 8 extra missles but it can’t use (fire) them.