Some of the IRL records are probably coming from CRS (congress research service) and a few other government entities
I mean, I don’t like it, but I somewhat believe it. Since F-22 relies on datalink quite a lot sometimes, which considering how sophisticated USAF tactics and LINK-16 is I don’t think it is that much of a downside
The original SU-30 and the SU-30M are completely different aircraft. That’s like comparing a modern F-15E to a 1980s F-15E. Russia bought the SU-30 based on its performance with the foreign operators like India. The SU-30 we have is from at least 2015 because that’s when an R-77-1 entered service.
Edit: he also clearly said SM2, which entered service is 2022