The F-15 Advanced Eagles are already equipped with those systems

The only one of those F-15E+ systems that could be better than the current F-35 is the Sniper pod. Then again, the F-35 gets a new one in a couple of years.

For the rest, you seemed to equate basic functionally in the F-15 with advanced capabilities in the F-35. Take the EODAS for example, while the AAR-57 does provide MAWS functions, it’s missing a whole host of functions that the F-35 has like “see through the plane”, track every WVR target, nigh vision aide, etc. Another is the comparison of ASQ-239 with EPAWSS/DEWS. Teh F-35 has single-ship GEO-location when the Growler does te even have that(maybe soon).

Don’t even get me started on data fusion.

Comparing the F-15E+’s avionics to the F-35s is like saying the iron sights on a rifle are just as good as a scope. One may get the job done but the other simply dominates.

“Why not” because it’s more expensive and you don’t buy a fighter and then come up with a mission, you define the mission and then buy the aircraft.

The “mission” is to replace CONUS ANG F-15Cs that will never need to haul a hypersonic missile, never carry more than 4 AMRAAMs, never go above mach 1.2 in combat, etc.

Stop trying to excuse what is so obviously a Corporate Welfare buy that the USAF has repeatedly said that they do not have a mission for and do not want.

The best source of units at any Red Flag is here:
http://www.dreamlandresort.com/info/flag_units.html

Red Flag 19-1: 01/26/2019 – 02/15/2019

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[TD=”width: 160″]Role[/TD]
[TD=”width: 140″]Aircraft[/TD]
[TD=”width: 400″]Tail Number & Callsign[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD]Red Team Air[/TD]
[TD]F-16C
L-159E
A-4N[/TD]
[TD]64 Aggressor Squadron	Nellis AFB	NV
Draken International	Nellis AFB	NV
Draken International	Nellis AFB	NV[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Blue Team Air[/TD]
[TD]F-35A
F-22A
F-16CM
F/A-18E
FGR4 Typhoon[/TD]
[TD]388th Fighter Wing	4th FS	Hill AFB	Utah
199th FS	Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam	HI
20th FW	55th Fighter Squadron	Shaw AFB	SC
VFA-136	NAS Lemoore	CA
6 Squadron	RAF	Lossiemouth	UK[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Interdiction[/TD]
[TD]B-52H
F/A-18A[/TD]
[TD]69th Bomb Squadron	Minot AFB	ND
77 Squadron	RAAF Base Williamtown	NSW[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]SEAD[/TD]
[TD]F-16CM
EA-18G
EA-18G[/TD]
[TD]20th FW	79th Fighter Squadron	Shaw AFB	SC
VAQ-131	NAS Whidbey Island	WA
VAQ-132	NAS Whidbey Island	WA[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Command & Control[/TD]
[TD]E-3B AWACS
E-3D AEW
E-7 Wedgetail
E-8C JSTARS
AP-3C Orion
RC-135
Sentinel R1[/TD]
[TD]552d ACW	960th AACS	Tinker AFB	OK
8 Squadron	RAF Waddinton	Lincolnshire	UK
2 Squadron	RAAF Base Williamtown	NSW
461st ACW	12th ACCS	Robins AFB	GA
10 Squadron	RAAF Base Edinburgh	SA
51 Squad	RAF Waddinton	Lincolnshire	UK
5 Squadron	RAF Waddinton	Lincolnshire	UK[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Refueling[/TD]
[TD]KC-135R
KC-135R
KC-135R
KC3 Voyager[/TD]
[TD]RFTTF	92d ARW	Fairchild AFB	WA
RFTTF	22d ARW	McConnell AFB	KS
6th Air Mobility Wing	McDill AFB	FL
10 Squadron	RAF Brize Norton	UK[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Airlift[/TD]
[TD]C-17A[/TD]
[TD]36 squadron	RAAF Base Amberley	Australia[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Search & Rescue[/TD]
[TD]HC-130J
MH-60S[/TD]
[TD]79th RQS	Pope AFB	NC
HSC-23	NAS North Island	CA[/TD]
[/TR]