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Sunday, March 01, 2009

F-22 Raptor imperative

F-22 RaptorPresident Barack Obama must soon decide whether to order the building of more F-22 Raptors or let the production lines close.

Only 203 of the aircraft described by the think tank Air Power Australia as "the most capable multirole combat aircraft in production today" have been built or ordered.

Support for the aircraft is not limited to defense hawks. Last month, 44 U.S. senators, including Edward Kennedy and John Kerry, sent the president a letter requesting an additional order of unspecified size to prevent the planned 2011 shutdown.

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