Ah, but he'll claim that the Rafale' AESA is still being worked up, hence my reference to full functionality.
Like most in service AESA, I'm sure the RBE2 is still looking to develop some modes and roles, but Rafale has already deployed on ops with it. Something the USAF have yet to do with their own AESA equipped F-15s and F-22, and have only just done with their FA-18E/F. However, he'll probably come out with some new chimping to argue that the European AESA doesn't count!
I noticed a little snippet in the aviation press recently which also suggested the B-2 AESA replacement for the M-Scan APQ-181 has been significantly delayed due to technical problems. So LM's assertion that the US are so wonderful with AESA is also questionable.
Ironically, the first nation to field an AESA was Russia, with the MiG-31 Foxhound.
MM