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To: djwright
The original plan was to replace some 1500 F-15s with 750 F-22s and now we say 187 is all we need.

The original pre-QDR (Quadrennial Defense Review) plan envisioned a force of ~750 F-22 Raptors (A and C models of various blocks, plus proposed navalized Sea Raptors and a proposed FB-22 Strike Raptor variant to replace the F-15E Strike Eagle), to equip as many as 32 fighters squadrons with up to 24 jets per squadron.

27 posted on 02/04/2010 6:54:56 PM PST by myknowledge (F-22 Raptor: World's Largest Distributor of Sukhoi parts!)
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To: myknowledge
...plus proposed navalized Sea Raptors....

Just the name "Sea Raptor" sounds delightfully lethal.
39 posted on 02/04/2010 9:15:21 PM PST by Army Air Corps (Four fried chickens and a coke)
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