Gallium Nitride
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Delta wing configuration also brings a lot of drag due to lesser wing aspect ratio which affects the aircraft's ability to sustain max turn rates. Trapezoidal wing configuration is found in all 5th generation aircraft and is also the most suitableA Mirage 2000 has 1/3rd the RCS of an F-16. With present technology, it is possible not to need a canard by having a V tail and thrust vectoring. This would reduce drag, further increasing range and sustained turn rates. Sometimes the best solutions are the simplest ones. This would be a bit like a smaller YF-23 with smaller V tail and with thrust vectoring, at least if Syed Yusuf has his way.
I do think Syed Yusuf has a good idea here.