At the same time, Air Combat Command was beginning to envision a new kind of Red Flag—one still having a substantial live-fly element, but heavily supplemented with virtual elements and simulation. Though F-22s and (as of January) F-35s participate in Red Flags, the true scope of what they can do must be hidden from potential opponents closely monitoring the wargames. As a result, Red Flag will move increasingly into the virtual realm.
"Will move"... Suggests that there was little LVC to January's exercise, which means that Red was (mainly) confined to hardware on hand. Representative of most of today's threats, but not tomorrow's.