The A-10s have to get a lot more increasingly-expensiver to even begin to match the F-35.
BTW, why aren’t the F-35’s radar’s vulnerabilities classified?
Good point and good question.
“Forget it and only have the A-10” Is like saying, “these newfangled ironclads are too slow, lets just forget them and stick with wooden ships.”
The problem described is with sensor fusion, where all 4 fighters see as one, all seeing what any see. This is something the A-10 can’t do right now. And if it did it might have the same problem. They will work it out.
I believe they get to choose one of the two. I'd go for the F-35 every time. Infantry support can be accomplished with rocket and tube artillery, armor, choppers and the F-35. None of these other weapon systems can hold off enemy fighters, stealth or otherwise.