[2Wheels]

“I understand its capabilities, but I was just hoping with a lot of orders the manufacturing process could be improved to drive the costs down. Maybe it will happen down the road.”

You can’t drive the costs down on only 183 birds that are over 100 million each. Do you recall that they originally spoke of over 800 F-22’s? THEN you can bring the prod costs down.
You apparently do NOT know its capabililties or you wouldn’t be shaking your head at $140 million each. It is unparalelled on the planet. But don’t ask me how I know, because I won’t tell you.

It will NOT ‘happen down the the road’ (naive). The Oboy is going to squash everything this country has ever stood for - particularly in the areas of advanced technology. This should be clear to you already.....unless you are into stem cell research from aborted babies.........

[sam_paine]

800 F22’s over decades would only cost 1/10th of the one-shot TARP.

Mind boggling.

[microgood]

You apparently do NOT know its capabililties or you wouldn’t be shaking your head at $140 million each. It is unparalelled on the planet. But don’t ask me how I know, because I won’t tell you.

Well, maybe I don't, but since you won't tell me, I'll just keep shaking my head...

Actually, I followed one test where it took on 6 F16s and neutralized them all before they knew it was even there.

[DoughtyOne]

If we built the original 800 aircraft at $140 million each, we would be looking at a total outlay of $112 billion dollars. That $112 billion would be spend over a decade or more. Yearly costs would come in at about 11.2 billion per year for ten years.

Obama’s budget up for consideration right now is $3.5 trillion for one year. The F-22 program would be 0.3294% of his budget. And evidently that’s too high a price for him to approve.