The J-10A bleeds speed faster so can get nose up quicker but at the cost of energy. If the Gripen keeps their energy up and rates they’ll eventually get behind the J-10A who is slow trying not to fall out of the sky. Of course this means the Gripen needs to be a little defensive initially to avoid the initial attack but then they should be safe after.
if and when the F22 comes it will probably be the death of top tier, hopefully they lock it to a BR where it will only see other stealth aircraft like the F35, J20 and Su57 (if you can even call that thing stealth)
“In development” can mean a lot of things. From gathering information before making the model/flight model to finishing it. I highly doubt the F-22 will happen that soon.
Or maybe make it so that only a certain amount of 5th gens can appear in one match. Like two or three max. The rest will all be 4++ fighters with AESA and very long range missiles such as AIM-120D, Meteor, PL-15, etc.
There have been vehicles that have been finished long before they’re released. Something being in development doesn’t mean that it’ll be added any time soon. The Leopard 2A7V, for example, was being developed when the 2A6 was added in 2020.
Considering its been a year since the Gripen C was added and we dont even have the Typhoon/Rafale yet… Id guess atleast another year after T1 Typhoon for T2 Typhoon. Then another year or so for T3.
Now US do typically get things WAY earlier than would strictly be fair. But Id guess 2026-2027 for T3 Typhoons and its equals like the F-22