The F-22 Stealth Fighter Has 1 Almost Fatal Flaw It Can't Fix

[rangerrebew]

 The F-22 Stealth Fighter Has 1 Almost Fatal Flaw It Can't Fix
Story by Harrison Kass • 23h


Summary and Key Points: The F-22 Raptor, the world’s first operational fifth-generation fighter, remains a top air superiority aircraft despite halting production in 2011 after only 195 units.

-Developed during the Cold War as part of the Advanced Tactical Fighter program, the F-22 featured groundbreaking technology and stealth capabilities.
 
-However, post-Cold War budget cuts led to the end of its production.

-As the U.S. Air Force shifts focus to the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program, the F-22 will eventually be phased out.

-Aviation enthusiasts should seize the opportunity to witness this technological marvel at airshows before it retires.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/the-f-22-stealth-fighter-has-1-almost-fatal-flaw-it-can-t-fix/ar-BB1nPgfM?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=HCTS&cvid=f1d3a52ee1ce4d63aa26095f2ce0193a&ei=20

[rangerrebew]

That's fewer than the F-35.

[Hoodat]

Lockheed gets a bigger markup on F-35s than they get for F-22s.

[PeteS in CA]

Since the F-22 has been out of production for over 10 years, Boeing gets zero mark-up on it.

I read through the article twice, and the only “almost fatal flaw” I saw was that it was expensive and Congress didn’t want to spend the $$.

[rangerrebew]

[quote author=PeteS in CA link=topic=533761.msg3027505#msg3027505 date=1717970399
I read through the article twice, and the only “almost fatal flaw” I saw was that it was expensive and Congress didn’t want to spend the $$.
[/quote]

I guess congress listened to their puppet masters, China and Russia, and defunded it.

[DefiantMassRINO]

I bet Ukraine would take those F-22 Raptors ... and A-10 Warthogs ... and all the other American flight platforms whose pre-mature obituaries have been written by F-35 proponents.

We'll never know until the next hot conflict.