The military understands this. The f35 is designed for long range kills.. not dog fighting. But the ability to control the plane is the minimum capability of a

The military understands this. The f35 is designed for long range kills.. not dog fighting. But the ability to control the plane is the minimum capability of an AI. And in combat, controlling a plane includes the capability to deploy countermeasures and take evasive action to avoid getting shot down, and defend itself to stop an attack. I doubt the purpose of this was to create a great dog fighter... but rather it was to prove it's minimum capabilities work so they can continue developing it to operate in more dangerous/common situations... like taking out ground assets in the initial wave; or adding it to existing drones so they can take some defensive measures automatically; etc.