[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

And from Gizmodo:

The F-22 Raptor May Be Replaced By...Sniper Blimps?

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Originally designed to fight the Soviets in WWIII, the F-22 Raptor has never seen combat. And now, Barack Obama needs to decide whether to keep building them or kill the plane forever.

Lots of Jobs on the line....

[MediaMole]

The Soviet Union was long dead when the Raptor was developed. It’s hardly a Cold War weapon system.

[Thunder90]

Russia and China are still threats. Therefore, the F-22 is a necessary project, and should be procured at the original numbers (1100 aircraft).

Think of the extra jobs that these would generate...

[1010RD]

It should be called the F-22 Dead Albatross. It is a political football and is goosed up for a war we'll never fight. It costs too much and the money is better spent elsewhere (in our military).

No current Air Force pilot I know believes they'll be humans in a cockpit in the near future. Wrong direction and too much lucre.