Seems to me that the strategic question is 'What is the cheapest means of attacking an F-35?'
Attacking ALIS. Or denying the maintenance regime - you could ground the RAF easily simply by knowing that they have to do engine maintenance on the opposite side of NATO in Turkey. That’s a long way to go for repairs if you’ve got no air superiority. Block that and just wait...
Absolutely. I'd originally thought about writing 'attacking a (flying) F-35', as I'm predisposed to thinking that it can barely carry its own weight in terms of the expense of keeping it flying.
Attacking ALIS. Or denying the maintenance regime - you could ground the RAF easily simply by knowing that they have to do engine maintenance on the opposite side of NATO in Turkey. That’s a long way to go for repairs if you’ve got no air superiority. Block that and just wait...