Actually F-35A does 18,000lbs of ordinance to the A-10s 16,000. I believe there are variants with even more payload planned. http://www.globalsecurity.org/mili

Actually F-35A does 18,000lbs of ordinance to the A-10s 16,000. I believe there are variants with even more payload planned. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/a-10-specs.htm http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/a-10... https://web.archive.org/web/20110317113904/http://www.lockheedmartin.com/products/f35/f-35A-ctol-variant.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110317113904/http://www.lockhe...