Training F22 pilots to go up against F35s

[Mik]

This is encouraging.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/a-us-f-22-raptor-pilot-describes-the-challenge-of-going-up-against-f-35-red-air-aggressors/ar-AANUyqk?ocid=msedgntp

[Jolly]

Problem is the cost and maintenance on the F-35.

I think we need to take a hard look at the enhanced F-16 (F-36) or the new Japanese platform as a way to achieve a lot of fifth generation at less cost.

[LuFins Dad]

“ Bowlds said that inserting F-35 aggressors into Red Flag made things "more challenging because there is a little bit of an unknown in terms of what they are going to be able to do."

That’s fair… Even the F-35 pilots don’t know what the planes are going to be capable of this day…

“ "It is challenging, even flying the Raptor, to have good [situational awareness] on where the F-35s are," he said.”

It can be extremely challenging since you don’t know if the Pilot has passed out or not, so who knows where the damn thing is…