Let me shine some light into the discussion.
The F-15s were not AESA equipped that is fact and was known from the start of the excersise.
The question is not what missiles were carried or used but how they were simulated in use. While the F-15C for example carried AMRAAMS they were used like AIM-7s and with limited range.
We don´t know exactly what missiles the IAF simulated. For example the M2Ks could simulate the MICA while not actually carrying them yet. Or the SU-30 could simulate the R-77 while not actually carrying them.
I personally doubt the story about the M2K using the Mica however.
More intersting is what the article says about the USAF and the leadership. USAF pilots were arrogant and overconfident. They underestiminated the IAF and the planes they fly. They underestiminated the tactical flexibility of the IAF and their pilots.
And if they really don´t train to fight against ARH AAM equipped oponents, then there training schedule is seriously flawed.
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