We flew a simulated mission within a grounded duplicate of the flyable F-35 cockpit, and the capabilities and improvements are quite clear -- you definitely don't want to encounter an F-35 from a previous-generation aircraft.

ENGADGET: Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter cockpit demonstrator hands-on (video)

We were so busy playing with Fujitsu's GPS cane and 5-inch F-02E phone, that we didn't even notice the company introduce a waterproof, dustproof Android tablet.

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The problem is--assuming the F-35 sees the light of day in a timely manner--that this aircraft simply doesn't do the job in air-to-air combat that the F-22 does, nor does it have the F22's ability to penetrate sophisticated defenses.

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Consider leasing a squadron of F-16 fighter aircraft along with T-38 supersonic trainers.

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