you said something nearly as silly "F22, EF, Rafale ,SH , Gripen NG and now also the F35 are all of the same generation"
What part do you consider to be so silly then?
They are all conceived and developed in roughly the same time frame give or take 20 years (between first ATF, EF and now the F35 and GripenNG), since the lifespan is about 40-50 years (F16/Tornado/M2000/F15/F18/...) , it is a fair assessment that the ones I mentioned are roughly the same generation,
disregarding what LM defines as a generation, it's basically nonsense.
IMO,
Current generation: RAFALE/EF/GRIPENNG/SH/F22/F35/F15SE
last generation: F14/F15/F16/F18/TORNADO/M2000/VIGGEN
Before: F4/F104/F5/F105/MIII/BAC-LIGHTNING/
Before: Ouragan/F86/F84/HAWKER HUNTER/
Before: All the first jet fighters.