Unfortunately, when two planes look at the same object, they do so from different angles, and the sensors can't combine that data into a single cohesive image. That means that pilots are stuck with tactical displays that offer a vague sense of where the enemy is, but not if there's one combatant or several. Engineers, naval experts and a team from John's Hopkins Applied Physics Lab have all now been recruited to help solve the problem and fix the F-35's software. Until then, however, pilots are instructed to fly with some sensors disabled and only fly in pairs -- because, you know, technology.