I don't think I said the F-35 is superior to the F-22. Since you raised the issue, I in fact had described to me one area in which there has been an increase in capability. That is the actual radar-absorbent paint covering. The technology has advanced under the F-35 development to the point where it is now being retrofitted to the existing F-22 fleet to improve the stealth characteristics of those aircraft.
We continue, as a sovereign nation, to have the responsibility to maintain our sovereignty. That maintenance of sovereignty comes in three packages, as it always has: navy, air, and army. It's necessary for us to maintain forces that are technologically up to date, that give our people the ability to fight and win, to ensure their training is appropriate, and to ensure their logistic support can support all of that.
The F-35, or the replacement—and when you look around, there is no alternative to the F-35—is a critical element of ensuring our air force is able to do its job of maintaining its responsibilities in the sovereign defence of this country, in my view.