A new Raptor is readied for flight testing at the F-22 production line at Lockheed Martin in Marietta. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has said the Pentagon will buy only four more Raptors. BOB ANDRES / bandres@ajc.comBig Fight On Horizon Over F-22 Fighter Jet -- AJC
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Robert Gates last week declared the F-22 Raptor, built in Marietta, dead. The Pentagon will buy only four more of the supersonic, super-expensive jets.
The death knell had barely sounded before the howls of protest rolled forth from Congress and beyond. Gates, a former intelligence officer and CIA director, was prepared.
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My Comment: Something tells me that Congress is not going to kill this program. There are too many fans and supporters for this program within the military, Congress, and voting constituents .... that I believe it will still continue.
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