Differences in Sensor Fusion Ability
Obviously the answer to this question is in principle unknown as the F35's sensor fusion is not fully functioning at the moment as I understand it.
Much has been made of the ability of the F35 to fuse all the information from its sensors to give a competitive advantage in Situational Awareness to the war fighter, also by communicating this information by LPI links to gather more of the picture from other F35s.
My question is how much of a leap is the prospective F35 sensor fusion above the levels being achieved with latest tranche Typhoons, Rafales, F18s and Gripens, or should I say the 4.5 Gen fighters?
Is the level of situational awareness about the same and the USP of the F35 is it's stealth?
Or
Is the F35 planned to be way in advance of what is currently latest operational technology?