Everyone loves to argue about the F-35’s cost. But if you’re only looking at the price tag, you’re missing the point. The F-35 is less about dogfighting, and more about owning the battlefield through information. It sees more, connects faster, and turns a two-jet patrol into a force multiplier. It was designed not to dominate alone, but to make every other platform around it smarter and deadlier. Critics compare it to Russia’s Su-57 or China’s J-20. On paper, some specs are close. But the difference is how the F-35 fights—as part of a network, not just as a machine. And while other air forces rehearse theoretical stealth scenarios, the F-35 has flown real missions across multiple theaters. In a modern fight, it’s not the jet that’s fastest. It’s the one that knows the most—and shares it first. #Military #F35 #ModernAirPower