Defense Tech: F-22 Deemed Too Expensive to Fix for 6 Years Finally Ready to Fly
One of the U.S. Air Force's oldest F-22 Raptors is back out of the hangar and ready to fly again after six years idle in a hangar, according to the service.
The fifth-generation stealth jet, tail number 91-4006, had been shelved in 2012 for "needed costly upgrades," and with sequestration just around the corner, Air Force officials made the decision "to put it into storage," the service said in a recent release.
One of the most advanced jet fighters the U.S.operates, alongside the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the newly repaired Raptor, part of the 411th Flight Test Squadron, Edwards Air Force Base, California, was re-unveiled during a ceremony this week in front of base leadership and Lockheed Martin Corp. and Boeing Co. officials, the release said.
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WNU Editor: These aircraft are too expensive to keep in storage, but upgrading it to fly must have been incredibly expensive.
2 comments:
How time passes. F22 is already so old. Still probably better than anything the Russians or Chinese have, but common... no lasers. .no AI..no integrated drone.. not even a cool scifi helmet ;)
5th generation is extremely expensive. US has the problem, Russian is discovering the same one. What is surprising is... the Chinese have not! These people who need to steal technology from US, Europe, Russia are doing better? That's a joke, either their 5th generation is fake or they will find the same problem.
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