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[ralgith]

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Whatever happened to the JSF project?

I suppose the Raptor is that good they scrapped it and just went with the 22.

The Raptor IS the 22 LOL!!

The F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II (JSF) are the 2 planes we're moving to.

The F-22 is an air superiority fighter, the F-35 is a strike (ground attack) fighter. They also happen to look a lot alike due to their stealth designs.

Right now the F-22 program is suspended though, mostly because we don't have a lot of need for an air superiority fighter and the F-35 is cheaper.

Actually I just read that this year Obama signed in a bill that TERMINATES the F-22 program in favor of the F-35. Yet we're still keeping the F-18 production lines, in order to make the EA-18 Growler, the replacement for the EA-6B Prowler. Bastards.