"John Cook" wrote in message
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Just seen a chart that said the Aim9x is going to be intergrated on
the F-35 externally.

Seems the US isn't worried to much by external SRAAM's

There are different levels of stealth and different needs for it
at different times. On day one of combat you need a lot but as
the war progresses satisfactorily it becomes less important as
the enemy's defenses are destroyed.
On day one planes like the F-35 will not carry weapons externally.
Later on as the threat level decreases you can start carrying
stuff externally since the loss of some stealth isn't as big an
issue.