An F-22 Demonstration Team Raptor streaks across the sky above Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., in February. Scott Knuteson/Air Force
Last F-22 Raptor Rolls Off Assembly Line -- FOX News
MARIETTA, Ga. – The final F-22 Raptor fighter jet rolled off the assembly line during a ceremony at the Lockheed Martin aircraft plant at Dobbins Air Reserve Base. The product line is being replaced by the less costly F-35 Joint Strike Fighter as concerns arose in Washington that the $153 million F-22 was too costly and too high-tech for its own good.
Although foreign governments have expressed interest in purchasing the F-22, Congress banned its sale overseas out of concerns that the technology it carries is too sensitive to share. While the aircraft's supporters said such technology made the F-22 a formidable deterrent against emerging foreign powers, critics charged it was no longer needed in a post-Cold War environment -- pointing out that no F-22 has seen combat in Iraq or Afghanistan.
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More News On The Last F-22 Being Produced
Time marches on for the F-22 -- DoD Buzz
Final Raptor to roll off assembly line Tuesday -- Air Force Times
Last Marietta-made F-22 Raptor complete Tuesday -- Atlanta Business Chronicle
Lockheed Martin Rolls Out Final F-22 Raptor -- PR Newswire
Final F-22 Coming Off Lockheed Line -- Marietta Patch
Final F-22 jet to have ceremonial roll out in Marietta Tuesday -- Examiner
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