I don't think jets needs rocket pods. They were OP in BF3 PC CQ when 2 people would take rocket pods on jets and strafe the AA simultaneously before it could even start to lock on. I already have a list of proposed improvements to jets, as well as improvements to AA weapons to balance them out
https://answers.ea.com/t5/General-Discussion/Vehicle-Balance-and-Role-Suggestions/m-p/11074726#M61248
Basically, improving low speed handling plus making the cannons more accurate and powerful will help a lot against vehicles and infantry clusters. You can't even kill an easy AI ball of infantry with a hovering F-35 at point blank if you keep your reticle on them until the gun overheats.