F-22's production is halted but line is not closed. There are some rumors about a F-22C variant that will include technological gains of the JSF program. All F-22's will be upgraded to that variant and some additional aircraft may be produced.
PAKFA MTOW is 38 tons.
Mate we won't use basic EJ200 this is said numerous times.
Mate F-16 can shotdown every single SU-27/30/35 Mig-29/35 without any dogfight. But problem of engaging a T-50 with a F-35 is that each plane won't see other one with their radar. So they need to get close each...
Mate, The problem is that you don't understand is F-35's opponents won't be Su-27 or Mig-29 forever. When the Sukhoi PAKFA and Shengyang J-20 became operational it won't be able shoot AIM-120 from 100+km. It will have to get close to them. This means a WVR-dogfight. This is the reason of the TFX...