F-16s dogfight against virtual F-22s for the first time

Two F-22 pilots sitting in their simulators at Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson were able to join four F-16s from 80th Fighter Squadron to fight against four F-16s from the 18th Aggressor Squadron at the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex during exercise Distant Frontier.

Defense.gov News Photo 040623-F-6911G-002
By: Tech. Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald, U.S. Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Northrop Grumman claims this is the first integration of fourth and fifth generation fighter aircraft in a live, virtual and constructive (LVC) training event.