Currently, the United States cannot produce F-22 Raptor fighter fighters, since the corresponding production facilities and supply chains are involved under the F-35 Lightning II aircraft, explains the veteran of the United States Marine Corps of Alex Hollings in the SandBoxX blog.
“No matter how much it sounded, but the truth is that the re-launch of the production line F-22 is likely to cost as much or even more expensive than the development of a completely new and potentially better fighter,” writes the author .
Veteran writes that the production line F-22 Raptor has not existed for more than ten years, and the release of another 194 such aircraft will cost 50 billion dollars. “This ranges from $ 206 to $ 216 million per fighter compared to the current price of the F-35, which is about $ 80 million for the glider,” notes Hollings.
According to the author, building new F-22 Raptor would be impractical because, in particular, there is a Next Generation Air Dominance program (NGAD). Meanwhile, Veteran is confident that currently F-22 Raptor is the world’s best fifth generation fighter.
In June, Vetran Hollings called the Russian Su-57 worst fighter fighter fighter.
In September 2020, Will Roper, taking an assistant to the procurement of the US Air Force Minister, stated that the Pentagon in terms of secrecy under the NGAD program was built, built and at least once raised the prototype of the H-aircraft into the air, under which it is implied, in particular, an unmanned or piloted aircraft of a new generation, including the sixth generation fighter.