Im simply pointing out your bias. You seem dismissive now that the article doesn’t fit your ideas.

Msphere read the article again. David said that even with Amraam C the outcome was the same. Nice try.

From the Red Air perspective

1.) One of the very cool aspects of a sandbox simulation like*CMANO*is its ability to jump into a Gods-eye view showing all sides, or even to switch sides. Let’s take a look at this scenario from the Flankers’ point of view.

2.) With my four Flankers spaced roughly 40 nautical miles apart, I am hoping that I can pick up an F-35 in our wide sweep. Intel has said there are F-35s in the Baltic — but where are they?

3.) Getting closer — but my radars are still not picking anything up.

4.) Meanwhile it is a very uncomfortable experience to be flying into a zone where stealth fighters have been reported. I have PESA radar and 40 missiles between us — but we still haven’t picked up a sniff of the F-35s.

The more I analize the question the more doubts I have about my capacity to imagine how the 6th
generation would look alike.
My first guess would have been about an high velocity plane with radically innovative propulsion systems but now I question myself…
It would surely be a great thing for what it concern A2A part but for ground attacks?
Above all against the actual form of hybrid warfare, started by Hezzies in 2006 but now adopted by Islamist also on in both Iraq and Syria.
Dispersion, concealment, tunnel burrowing, entrenchment in civilian areas but also a dispersed command structure with a network capability that allow them to mount on large scale military operations with a short notice?
Cruising at more than mach 3 doesn’t seems me to help at all in facing such kind of opponents.

Probably It will mean to left definitely aside the ideas of having another “jack of all trades” like the F-35 capable to cover all spectrum of possible missions and revert toward an, hopefully not too vast array of more specialized planes.

Remember, we are discussing a Raptor replacement. Once you get the high end kinematic performance nailed, stand off strike is easy. If you could find a way to drop
A weapon at mach 3 it would be devastating. In fact even if it was some kind of tungsten, or Du 250lb penetrating rod,
Sams wouldn’t stand a chance.
The high end high speed is to kill 5th generation fighters and kick the door in.