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@donkoh5738
100 percent incorrect
The F-22 came at the end of the Cold War and Congress went on rampage of cancelling programs. The problem was that F-15 had performed beautifully as well being still being relatively new. Additionally the F-15 was being exported while the F-22 was not. The USAF managed to save it but they reduce many of its capabilities as funding was now scarce. By 2000, the F-15 was at the point where the F-22 could start replacing it, then Sept 11 and Iraq caused funding to shift to asymmetric counterinsurgency warfare. Then you had all the wrong people in positions. The people making the decisions about the F-22 had zero military experience and did understand the need for remaining ahead of the game. How ironic was it when Su-57 and J-20 program became active, Congress scrambled to get more F-22 but their predecessors had already fucked that up
The F-22 tech was old, however with an open production line, a prospective F-22C would address any shortcomings
A prospective F-22C would have adopted the F-35s, programing, EOTS, DAS, HMS and redesigned weapons bay for better multi mission capabilities
Much like how the F-15 was developed into the F-15EX, the F-22 with an open production line would have done the same
The F-22 was cancelled not because of tech but because of asshole penny pinching
Same idiots that tried to cancel the MV-22s. Obama and Gates cancelled a lot DOD progams and alot of blood is on their hands because of it
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