F/A-22 Raptor

By Bolkcom, Christopher

Book Id: WPLBN0000109316
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Reproduction Date: 2008

Title:	F/A-22 Raptor
Author:	Bolkcom, Christopher
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Language:	English
Subject:	Government publications, Legislation., Government Printing Office (U.S.)
Collections:	Government Library Collection
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Publisher:	Government Printing Office


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Excerpt
Introduction: Air Force officials regard the F/A-22 program as the service’s highest aviation priority. Designed as a fighter with attack capability, the F/A-22 Raptor uses the latest developments in stealth technology to reduce the probability of detection by enemy radar as well as thrust-vectoring engines for more maneuverability and avionics that fuse and display information from on-board and off-board sensors in a single battlefield display. The first prototype of this next-generation stealth fighter/attack plane was flown on September 29, 1990...

Table of Contents
Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 System Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Planned Procurement Quantity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 FB-22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Key Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Does the United States Need the F/A-22? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Main Arguments of Those Favoring the F/A-22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Main Arguments of Those Against the F/A-22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Production Quantity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Budget and Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Enhancing Attack Capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Are These Capabilities Needed? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Are These Capabilities Worth the Cost? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Foreign Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Congressional Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16