DOD tester: F/A-22 performs well but has sustainment problems

The U.S. Defense Department's chief weapons tester has given the U.S. Air Force's F/A-22 Raptor a mixed review, finding that the stealthy fighter performs well but has problems being sustained in the field, sources said March 11. The rating of operationally "effective" but "not suitable" is...

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