F35B vs F22: The Unseen Genius That Ruined F22 Forever

Fri, 01 May 2026 18:07:48 +0000

F35B vs F22: The Unseen Genius That Ruined the F-22 Forever Final Airframe Performance, Legacy, and Strategic Shift—Why the F-35B’s Innovations Rendered the F-22 Obsolete --- When the Lockheed F-22 Raptor and the F-35 Lightning II first emerged on the global aerospace stage, both were hailed as sixth-generation marvels in their own right. Yet behind the glossy curtain of stealth, supercruise, and advanced sensors lies a hidden narrative: one of pivotal engineering trade-offs that ultimately doomed the F-22’s long-term combat dominance—the unseen genius embedded in the F-35B’s design philosophy.