JPO: The tests cited in the article were done earlier this year to test the flying qualities of the F-35 using visual combat maneuvers (aka; dogfighting) to stress the system.
Read ALL of what the statement says. The 13th thru 17th words are significant. "
to test the flying qualities" is VERY different than testing dog fighting ability. Dog fight ability depends on NUMEROUS qualities/features. Flying qualities is but
one of those features.
Are you familiar with the WWII Zero fighter? It could turn inside every allied fighter it came up against. EVERY one of them. The Zero racked up an impressive reputation and kill ratio before the allied pilots figured out how to use the strengths of THEIR fighters (like armor plating, self sealing tanks, much better dive performance, better high speed handling, more powerful engines, better weaponry, etc etc) to kill the zero in impressive numbers (or depressing if you were on the Japanese side.) You CANNOT compare a single feature and draw (absurd) conclusions about dog fighting from that single feature.