The F-35's Distributed Aperture System, Electro-Optical Tracking System, Low Probability of Intercept Radar, and robust communication capabilities coalesce to offer superior situational awareness, self-escort abilities, reduced detectability, and enhanced coordination, positioning it as a dominant force in modern warfare.
The reality often dismissed or simply buried beneath the ongoing debate is that there is a credible and interesting argument why continued procurement, sustainment, and modernization of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter jet could help establish U.S. air supremacy moving into the coming decades.