In article , Henry J Cobb
wrote:

Mike wrote:
CRS VIEWS THE JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/weapons/RL30563.pdf

"In response to the Department of the Navy’s need to replace its aging
EA-6B Prowler electronic attack aircraft, Lockheed Martin has proposed
the development of a two-seat electronic attack variant of the JSF.
Dubbed the EA-35B, the aircraft could potentially be available by 2015,
according to industry representatives"

Wouldn't the F-22 be a much better platform for this with more power,
speed and stealth?

Lockheed's wet dream.

No, the F-22 would NOT be a better platform.
Ponder for a second that this request is coming DoN, and the majority
of their aircraft have to land on a carrier.

LM has floated this idea solely as a gambit to counter the F/A-18G,
but the "G" is available now, not a decade from now.

If USN can't afford the "G" they certainly can't afford a mythical EF-35.

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Harry Andreas
Engineering raconteur