Afif disappoints me once challenge: impossible. He takes the words right out of my mouth everytime!
Not really. F-35 IS stealthier than the F-22. As
@Afif put it above. The F-22 is outdated compared to F-35 and is planned to be phased out.
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..No. Diverterless supersonic inlets improve the stealth characteristics compared to conventional boundary layer diverters. Refer to
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-9601-8_38.
As for the ability to supercruise, I highly doubt it will prove an advantage against the F-35 which can detect and track it over a greater distance. The J-20 also has them, for a purpose. The greater size and the lack of DSI will mean the F-35 fires first, since stealth trumps radars of today. Is the jet betting on evading the Meteor?
What I believe is that the dual F-110 engines don't provide enough thrust, so the intake inlets had to be added for it to be able to achieve supercruise. And this was a mistake in my opinion. The Russian doctrine of high maneuverability/agility fighters is obsolete and will stand no chance against the stealth doctrine of tomorrow.