Its time for the F-35 to move over at let the F-22 take over.Produce the number ordered and that is it. The F-22 or the F-15 Silent Eagle has proven its worth. It has been in testing too long.
Tell that to the Marines.
4 years roughly of flight test on each of F16 and F15..
about 8 for the Raptor and going on 5 for the F35.
seems like reasonable progress to me given the bleeding edge
technologies in play and the amount of investment $$..