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This aircraft is the aircraft the F-22 was scrapped for. iandhr Sep 2016 #1
The F-22 was not scrapped for the F-35 VMA131Marine Sep 2016 #3
Wouldnt it be more accurate to state that the intended goal is to have the f-35 capable of cstanleytech Sep 2016 #8
The F-35 cannot perform either air-to-air or air-to-ground operations. LS_Editor Sep 2016 #10
Only 13 F-35As are grounded. tammywammy Sep 2016 #11
Every time they set out to build Plucketeer Sep 2016 #12
F-22 production *was* ended on the premise that the F-35 could also handle the air-superiority role. benEzra Sep 2016 #19
As expensive as the F-35 is, the F-22 costs more per plane. Angleae Sep 2016 #6
ER, nope. ChairmanAgnostic Sep 2016 #13
WTF???????????????? OldRedneck Sep 2016 #14
No, the F-35B is not $337M tammywammy Sep 2016 #15
Are those airframe only prices? Also the DOD has the F-35B @ $265 million NWCorona Sep 2016 #17
It's not hydraulic fluid so stop saying that jmowreader Sep 2016 #16
F-22 program cost of $66.7 billion for 195 planes = $342 million each. Angleae Sep 2016 #18
That's the development cost amortized over only 187 airframes, plus unit production cost. benEzra Sep 2016 #20
No wonder it's so quiet here marybourg Sep 2016 #2
Tell Lockheed Martin we want our money back for such a piece of shit. Too big to fail? YOHABLO Sep 2016 #4
more useless shit Astraea Sep 2016 #5
They ought to call it the F-35 Lemon BlueEye Sep 2016 #7
It would cost too much to restart the line tammywammy Sep 2016 #9
The F-22 *could* be available for export. If the F-35 can be sold to Japan and other nations, benEzra Sep 2016 #21
Spruce Goose II 6chars Sep 2016 #22
Too funny! But at least Howard used his own money. At least I think he did. NWCorona Sep 2016 #23
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