the F-22 fleet required over 40 hours of maintenance per flight hour. It seems that as the fleet has aged, the maintenance requirements have increased considerably. The lifecycle cost of one F-22 Raptor is an estimated $334 million. One unit costs $150 million. ...
而根据不久前的实际飞行测试证实:F-22能在五万英呎高度,1.5马赫时速超巡状态下,使用1,000磅级JDAM精准命中44公里外的地面目标～而根据美国空军飞行员声称,F-22有着在六万英呎高度,1.9马赫时速下进行JDAM投弹的潜力(http://www.ausairpower.net/AA-Raptor-0406.pdf)。
provides an F/A-22 perspective on air-to-air combat in the Air Force's most advanced fighter: "Six adversaries provide a good workout for two F-15C pilots," he says. "But for two Raptor pilots, defeating six adversaries is about as difficult as eating breakfast. We don't even break ...
(1) In April 2012, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report on the program to modernize the F-22A Raptor fleet, estimated to cost almost $10.0 billion through 2023. In this report, GAO noted that similar efforts to modernize Air Force and Navy tactical fighters in the pas...