Well, I think the F22 was a replacement for the F15, a plane that was recently grounded for possible structural problems.(they have since been giving the green light) A plane is only suppose fly so many hours and with an on going WOT many of the planes are pass their shelf life. That’s why they need more F22s. F35s will replace the F16 and several other planes. But I hope they can at least get the F22 numbers up north of 250.
Think about the number of planes in terms of states. 180 planes is 3.6 planes per state. 250 would be 5 per state. Either way that’s hardly huge numbers.
Think about the number of planes in terms of states. 180 planes is 3.6 planes per state. 250 would be 5 per state. Either way that’s hardly huge numbers.