US is not pioneer in SENSOR FUSION in fighter aircrafts (like in VLO).
The Rafale and Eurofighter were first operational fighter with that capability.
The first US fighter with sensor fusion was an F-22A, US Navy upgrade SH just recently.
F-16E/F has no data sensor fusion according flightglobal.
In F-35 sensor fusion nothing is revolutionary and every new fighters (example: Gripen NG, Su-35S) will have that capability.
Slide which comes from LM is not at all a credible sources.
LM proved that everything doing by them is vastly superior than competitors product …. no comment here.
F-35 strenght lie in its low RCS, but not in sensor fusion compared to the others.

I thought there was a level of sensor fusion on the original Su-27 and maybe even the MiG-29 ‘9.12’ as well?

Why so? Sweep angle, variable geometry intakes, and engine thrust of Type 30 suggests cruise speed of Mach 2, which matches that description.

Using that logic, an F-15E could also supercruise at Mach 2. Does it?

Courtesy of the speed limit, altitude limit, structural & heat issues, and abysmal sortie rate, F-22 Raptor never left IOC stage, and never will

That’s a little bit unfair:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/usaf-removes-bulk-of-f-22-operating-restrictions-379056/

Soviets were on par with US in 50s Mig15 vs F86 then they fell badly behind in US in 70-80 not matching mid 70s F15 untl late 80s with SU-27.

Now in the modern era first flight of F22 1997 first flight of T-50 2010. There is no real closing of the gap that opened up in 70s-80s.

Currently US is openly requesting proposals for 6th generation aircraft with F22 in service while Russia is still testing T-50.

Nothing wrong with this critique – there isn’t a single statement incorrect. Today the USA is still about 10 years ahead in many aspects of aerospace technology.

People seem to forget that the F-22 can be upgraded at any time, that goes for its avionics, weaponry and stealth materials, perhaps? When is it due an MLU?

In combat, fighters “Mirage-3 ‘and MiG-21SMT – equal. Both aircraft are not able to conduct long-range air combat.
In the melee, the MiG-23 is better by 18%.

why are you comparing the Mirage III with a more obscure later version of the MiG-21 – was the SMT ever exported?
Surely it would be better to compare Mirage III with MiG-21 produced from the late 1950s end of 1960s – MiG-21F, PF or FL even?

Why is Iraq paying 4.8 billion USD for 24 AH-64E while India is paying ‘only’ 1.3 billion for 22 AH-64D? why the huge discrepancy? Why almost 3 times as much for each gunship?

The MiG-29 was probably the optimum solution to mass air-warfare over Europe in the 80s.

But the MiG-29 must have been very expensive though, considering its design specification and equipment levels. Almost like a slightly scaled down F-15 in purchase and running costs I’d say.