F-35 vs F-35.

From what I read in the Greek media and forums, Greece will eventually buy the F-35 (either now or in our next planed purchase around 2015). Since Turkey is already a member of the program, they will be flying some F-35 as well. That leads us to an interesting scenario. F-35 vs F35.

First we must set some rules as initial assumptions. How stealthy is F-35? Is it stealthy enough, that it can pass through enemy radars, AWACS, SAMs, aircraft-in-CAP radars, AAM sensors, to deliver a first strike?

If it is not, then we have no case. I’m more interested in the “yes it can do it, scenario”.

Neither Greece or Turkey have a F-22/F-35 hi/lo option, so the most advanced aircraft/radar in a defensive CAP, would be F-35. The problem with a stealth CAP, is that it’s radar is a liability. No matter how Low Probability of Intercept, your radar beam is, it will be picked up by the F-35 ESM . And it will get picked up, way before you have a target in your screen.

Any strike formation, flying with it’s radars closed, will simply chose and fly a non interception course. F-35 sure has the fuel to do it. So, where does that leave us?

The one who starts a war, simply wins it. You may say that the stealth parameter goes both ways and both will suffer F-35 wrath. My answer is that my first strike, is your F-35 on the ground. I don’t have to hit other targets. I will just obliterate those airports and hangars. SAMs can wait.

What do you think?

PS. this is not in a Greek thread cause I feel stealth vs stealth has some special universal interest.

Edit, add:I’m not interested in the Greece vs Turkey scenario and its political implications. I’m looking at the stealth vs stealth scenario. I’ve just put it in the Aegean instead of red vs blue, cause that way we have lots of modern infrastructure already in place.