Originally Posted by
Brat
After listening to the Q&A Youtube, I would say that win:loss ratios are not the major lesson to be culled from the exercise, but crew training and familiarity with the tactics and techniques of employment and integration of the new weapon systems.
Don't mean to dispute the headline directly but rather to focus on the true benefit of the activity. Contractor red air, a handful of F-16's and simulated EW/AD as aggressors are certainly a challenge, but not equivalent to the most advanced of our real world opponents. My hope is that numerous exercises such as Red Flag will make us and our allies ready for whatever comes.