[nickpsecurity]

Now we're getting somewhere. :)

1. EODAS looks pretty good for long-range encounters and assisting short-range. Video avoids dogfight discussion past tracking and questionable assumption that enemies are always one missile away from defeat. Guess I'll just have to wait to see how it pans out with guns.

2. That's a good situation. The DAS and HMDS are pretty badass so long as they work as advertised. You didn't mention the top Russian and Chinese planes. How does it compare to a Su-35, for instance?

3. I meant pilots hitting what they aim at with acceptable spread. Daily Beast reported it had software issues. Since it's Daily Beast... I want see testing before I'll buy their claim and there should be some for an A-10 replacement.

So, you've given me some good information to work with. Appreciate it. Your last sentence is interesting. What are the "real problems on the flight line" for F-35?

[engi_nerd]

I don't mention those planes because I honestly don't know anything about them beyond what you can read on Wikipedia.

Real problems I will not comment on, but if you so desire, you can fish around in reports by the undersecretary for defense for acquisition, technology, and logistics. That's the position that the current SecDef (Ashton Carter) held until he became SecDef. It's all there in significant detail, should you desire to read it. http://www.dote.osd.mil/pub/reports/FY2014/pdf/dod/2014f35js... There's the latest one.

[nickpsecurity]

Good answers. Saved a copy of that for later review. Appreciate it.