What we need to do is get rid of the law preventing export of the F-22. The Japanese would love to buy it, so would the Aussies.
That would help to bring down the price per copy and the Air Force could by more. Maybe even take another look at the Sea Raptor for the Navy, although I have my doubts on how practical that would be due to the corrosion issues the F-22 is now experiencing in a land based environment.
At sea, with all the salt water...
Isn’t the corrosion due to some ‘green tech’ primer?