"Last week the Air Force officially received the last F-22 Raptor from defense contracting giant Lockheed Martin, completing an order of 187 planes that cost U.S. taxpayers an estimated $79 billion -- meaning that including research, development and production among other costs, each plane has a price tag of more than $420 million. Despite being the most advanced fighters on the planet, none of the planes have been used on a combat mission since they went combat-ready in late 2005. Critics told ABC News that's because the jet was designed to fight rival, sophisticated fighters – an enemy that doesn't exist right now".
why, why do we need 187 ultra fighter jets that have not been deployed in 7 years, so far.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8y06NSBBRtY sorry copy paste
the threats being made by military to pilots and only allowing interviews through their supervision, gives an even more clandestine cloak of deception to the taxpayer's as to how their money is wasted on saber waving pissing matches. these planes are suppose to be designed to fight other equally as sophisticated aircraft, guess the rest of the countries of the world has not caught up, but when and if they ever do will our super fleet be ready for the scrap pile? how many pilots would potentially die before Lockheed Martin can fix the problem. and what does that add to the price tag? since they have not been in use for 7 years how much longer is the warranty?
http://www.registerguard.com/web/opinion/28036482-47/cuts-plan-republicans-billion-poor.html.csp
187 not enough? at what cost are we over protected and under fed and payed? and denied social services to be able to stock our hanger's with a supply of planes to smart to fight anything other then it's equal? please click title
