27th AMU crew chief SSgt Adam Murtishaw marshals an F-22 into its parking spot at Langley AFB on Dec 2005. Photo by TSgt Ben BlokerFrom In From The Cold:
The Obama Administration's plans to end production of the F-22 Raptor stealth fighter have hit something of a snag. As The Wall Street Journal reports, the House Armed Services Committee voted yesterday to spend an extra $369 million to keep the Raptor assembly line open.
Each F-22 carries a price tag of at least $130 million, so the supplemental funding won't go very far in buying additional aircraft. But if the measure is approved by the full House and Senate, it would provide a "down payment" on 12 more Raptors that Congress wants to buy in Fiscal Year 2011, providing money for materials and other items need for actual production.
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My Comment: As I had predicted, there are enough members in Congress who are not going to let this program die.
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