This seems like a PR piece. Too positive, a lot of discussions of pilot's smiles. Given the very high program costs and the need by Lockheed Martin to convince US allies to buy the plane despite the high price tag, I think HN readers would be well served by skepticism.
To put it another way, it the F35 was really as good as the F22, as the article seems to claim, then it would not be available for export.
To put it another way, it the F35 was really as good as the F22, as the article seems to claim, then it would not be available for export.