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To think of the F-22 and F-35 as competitors is to lose the point of their existence. Both have different roles and functions and one is not 'better' than the other.
The F-35 Lighting II isn’t just a fighter jet. Indeed, the fifth-generation aircraft can accomplish several different mission sets, including Strategic Attack, Air Superiority, Close Air Support, Electronic Warfare, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR), Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses (SEAD), and Destruction Enemy Air Defense (DEAD).
The F-35 is slower and less maneuverable than some fourth-generation fighters – but while slow and steady may win the race, there is also the fact that if you can't see it, you can't destroy it.
The Obama Administration is currently rushing to establish a treaty to succeed the expiring Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START).