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F/A-22 Raptor: is it expensive and useless?

Washington, USA - This would be the opinion of some military analysts who would prefer a serious upgrade for the F-15s and the F-16s

Some analysts have recently pointed out some lacks, on their opinion, which could be traced with reference to the F/A-22 Raptor programme. According to such views, the new stealth interceptor produced by Lockheed Martin would be too expensive (about USD 257m each completed airframe compared to the previous 72m). Moreover, it would appear useless for the fight against international terrorism as Al Qaeda...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 116222
Rome, Italy, 03/14/2005 15:23
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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