F-22 - a plane you won't go to war with?

goldorak · 07-22-09, 01:29 AM

One of biggest problems of the F-22 is that is was not developed with "exports" in mind. In the past F-4's, A-4's,F-15's, F-16's, F-18's, even F-14's were sold abroad (and I'm forgetting a lot of other aircraft). It made good financial sense. If the F-22 were built more modular, then a less "stealthy" version could still be sold on the international market to friendly governments. Case in point, Japan prefers the F-22 over the other EF-2000 but they can't buy it.

07-22-09, 01:29 AM	#16
goldorak Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,320 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	One of biggest problems of the F-22 is that is was not developed with "exports" in mind. In the past F-4's, A-4's,F-15's, F-16's, F-18's, even F-14's were sold abroad (and I'm forgetting a lot of other aircraft). It made good financial sense. If the F-22 were built more modular, then a less "stealthy" version could still be sold on the international market to friendly governments. Case in point, Japan prefers the F-22 over the other EF-2000 but they can't buy it.