F/A-22 purchase could safely be cut to 150 jets, analyst says
RAPTOR CUT? The U.S. Air Force could make do with as few as 150 F/A-22 Raptors, less than half the 381 jets the service says it needs, according to Brookings Institution analyst Michael O'Hanlon. While the Lockheed Martin-built aircraft might be needed to ensure U.S. air superiority in a war with...
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