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Originally Posted by IDonT
Though the Eurofighter may have an edge in a dogfight, off boresight AIM-9X will more than compensate for this disadvantage.
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Well...the F-35 can't carry the AIM-9X internally, so in order to achieve the off-boresight capability, you have to sling Sidewinder's on the rails, somewhat defeating their stealth abilities. Pick your poison in this case...unless it is British F-35 which will be able to mount the ASRAAM internally.
One of my concerns with a potential CF-35 is than they will not be able to carry enough (or in the case of the AIM-9 the right missiles) for the job without loosing their stealth capabilties.