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The F-22 Raptor, is it worth it? Can we get a better jet for less money?
US rolls out most expensive jet
By David Bamford
BBC Defence and Security correspondent
The FA-22 Raptor jet was designed in the 1980s to fight the USSR
The first of a fleet of the world's most expensive fighter jet, the FA-22 Raptor, is being commissioned into the United States Air Force.
The US military has ordered 277 planes, the first of which was due to roll out onto the tarmac at its manufacturing base in Georgia on Wednesday.
It is to join a fighter squadron based close to the capital, Washington DC.
The FA-22 stealth fighter can fly at 1500 km/h and still remain undetected by radar.
It fires precisely targeted smart bombs and can engage hostile aircraft far beyond the pilot's vision.
That is the impressive part of the story.
Irrelevant?
The other part is that, at a cost of about $260m (£142m) each, the Raptor is designed to fight a potential Soviet enemy that no longer exists, and a Third World War that - if it ever happens - will be very different from what could have been imagined in 1981.
Some years ago there was a serious attempt in the Congress to scrap the whole project, especially as the revised cost exceeded four times the original estimate.
It failed largely because of pressure from military contractors and labour unions in states that will directly benefit from this multi-billion dollar programme.
The introduction of the new fighter jet comes in the same week that its manufacturer, Lockheed-Martin, announced a 40% rise in profits as it processes orders for its next generation of fighter aircraft, the F-35.Comment
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What logic? Show me the logic in your statement.Originally posted by Nickdfresh
Actually I'm a Republican -but-
You get pissed off at logic don't you?
I get pissed off at people who seem to forget or choose to ignore the facts all in the name of partisan politics. You're a Republican? Highly doubtful.Comment
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You just seemed to get pissed when I pointed out the laughable absurdity of in anyway comparing the successful (if flawed) peace-keeping operation in Bosnia and the brutal guerilla war we are fighting in Iraq. That's not changing the subject, that is the subject!Originally posted by Flash Bastard
What logic? Show me the logic in your statement.
I get pissed off at people who seem to forget or choose to ignore the facts all in the name of partisan politics. You're a Republican? Highly doubtful.Comment
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Flash, this guy is an idiot. I wouldn't waste another moment arguing with him.Originally posted by Nickdfresh
You just seemed to get pissed when I pointed out the laughable absurdity of in anyway comparing the successful (if flawed) peace-keeping operation in Bosnia and the brutal guerilla war we are fighting in Iraq. That's not changing the subject, that is the subject!Comment
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That's okay. It's a good time to be an "idiot."Originally posted by Julius
Flash, this guy is an idiot. I wouldn't waste another moment arguing with him.Comment
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Oh fuck, the cunt is back.Originally posted by Julius
Flash, this guy is an idiot. I wouldn't waste another moment arguing with him.
What's wrong, Julia? Not enough cocks to go around on a Saturday night so you're slumming it on the internet?Comment
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Is there a story here?Originally posted by Flash Bastard
Oh fuck, the cunt is back.
What's wrong, Julia? Not enough cocks to go around on a Saturday night so you're slumming it on the internet?
:D
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Ex-wife. 'Nuff said. :DOriginally posted by Nickdfresh
Is there a story here? :D
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