Just reading an older issue of PC Pilot, issue 89 which I think is from January/February 2014.
This issue has an interview with Wags and he is asked a question about ED taking a hardcore approach to realism. In his response Wags states that there are in fact 2 different levels of simulation - FC3 level and DCS level. He then states that the next 'hardcore' DCS level products will be the F-15C and F/A-18C.
Has anything been stated since which indicates that this is no longer the case?