It needs to escort the MV-22 Osprey and have 
  comparable flight range, carry the same 
  weapons as an F-35B Joint Strike Fighter, and 
  execute missions ranging from electronic 
  warfare, command and control, airborne early 
  warning, and airstrikes.

Limited warfare is going to be really weird in the future, for troops on the ground. It's never anything to feel good about, but it seems less managable and more dangerous than ever.