This is Why America's Never Exported the Deadly F-22 Raptor

[dexter]

At one time, the U.S, Air Force's now-retired F-22 program was the most-expensive and most-advanced fighter in the world. It was eclipsed only the USAF's fifth-generation system, the F-35. But even during its development, the United States Congress ensured the U.S. military couldn't share the technology with anyone – even allies. Yet, American allies were the first to use the more advanced F-35 fighter in combat.

What's the difference?

The $62 billion F-22 program would have certainly had some of the research and development costs alleviated had the sale of the fighter been approved for American allies, but the Obey Amendment to the 1998 Department of Defense Appropriations Act very specifically prevents the sale of the F-22 Raptor to any foreign government — and they were lining up to buy.

 

[war&peace]

F-35 is not as capable as F-22. It is a fifth gen and might be employing some technologies more advanced than F-22 but the latter has too many secret technologies which USAF is not ready to share except even those specs have been leaked through espionage.

 

[Yongpeng Sun-Tastaufen]

Democratic white house and congress in 2009 terminated F-22 production soon after Obama took office and banned export of it. Democrats hate defense spending.

F-35 is not as capable as F-22.

F-35 lacks F-22's TVC and it wasn't built for air superiority. It was built as a ground attack plane as a strike fighter hence JSF.

 

[war&peace]

Democratic white house and congress in 2009 terminated F-22 production soon after Obama took office and banned export of it. Democrats hate defense spending.




F-35 lacks F-22's TVC and it wasn't built for air superiority. It was built as a ground attack plane as a strike fighter hence JSF.

I know this a lot more of the difference between the two.

 

[Yongpeng Sun-Tastaufen]

F-22 is nothing. Compared to Mother Nature, F-22 is a sand on the beach.

 

[Oldman1]

F-22 is nothing. Compared to Mother Nature, F-22 is a sand on the beach.

The F-22s were able to withstand mother nature. They have been repaired.

 

[KAL-EL]

F-22 is nothing. Compared to Mother Nature, F-22 is a sand on the beach.

Anything Russian or Chinese is also nothing compared to Mother Nature are also nothing but sands on the beach.

But because you have such a big blind spot and heavy bias, that would probably never occur to you.

 

[Yongpeng Sun-Tastaufen]

Anything Russian or Chinese is also nothing compared to Mother Nature are also nothing but sands on the beach.

But because you have such a big blind spot and heavy bias, that would probably never occur to you.

You Americans are nothing. A wind. Puff. F-22 is in pieces. That's how powerful Mother Nature is. You Americans ain't nothing. SUPER power? Mother Nature disagrees. Ha! A nuclear bomb is nothing compared to Sun's energy.

 

[Oldman1]

You Americans are nothing. A wind. Puff. F-22 is in pieces. That's how powerful Mother Nature is. You Americans ain't nothing. SUPER power? Mother Nature disagrees. Ha! A nuclear bomb is nothing compared to Sun's energy.

Why does someone like you have an avatar of the F-35? And the F-22s I repeat, have been repaired.

 

[KAL-EL]

You Americans are nothing. A wind. Puff. F-22 is in pieces. That's how powerful Mother Nature is. You Americans ain't nothing. SUPER power? Mother Nature disagrees. Ha! A nuclear bomb is nothing compared to Sun's energy.

I'm surprised, usually by now you post pics of Conan the Barbarian

But I digress, you still didn't address what I said. Not surprised..