Spas, as we all know testing has not been completed for any version of the F35, to my knowledge, prepared to be shot down, no F35 has gone above Mach 1, there ate transonic problems with the C etc, so if the real plane with real world warfighting software and hardware, was available today are you saying that it would perform 100% as the latest SIM does?
The SIM might well exhibit how LM etc hope the plane will perform in its initial warfighting configuration, an unknown, that does not enable pilots to train for real world situations.
Obviously I hope that when push comes to shove the F35 achieves all the initial KPIs at the initially promissed purchase and running costs, sadly I have my doubts.