I'm pretty sure the only thing the F-35 will ever shoot down is nations' budgets....
The thing is a dog - a flying compromise, that's not even particularly stealthy because it needs to carry external weapons since the internal weapons bay is barely large enough to fit someone's groceries, never mind a reasonable payload for any actual combat sortie...
The thing is a dog - a flying compromise, that's not even particularly stealthy because it needs to carry external weapons since the internal weapons bay is barely large enough to fit someone's groceries, never mind a reasonable payload for any actual combat sortie...