Only 100 F-22s would pose 'massive problem,' Air Force secretary says

TOO FEW F-22s: Building only 100 or 130 F-22s, instead of the 339 the Air Force wants to buy, would create a "massive problem" for the service, Air Force Secretary F. Whitten Peters says. With the lower figures, "you cannot use the aircraft in any sensible way and keep people in that weapon system...

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