The F-16 canopy is gold plated. The inside of the canopy is covered with a thin gold film which dissipates radar energy to reduce the radar cross section, especially from the front. Maybe the F-22 is too.
I think y'all are trying to be funny, but a fighter canopy has to be strong enough to withstand bird strikes, has to be durable, stay clear...etc. This isn't like a car windshield.
I understand that a canopy has to be designed to withstand all kinds of things and, for the F-22, have stealth characteristics. I'm a bit skeptical of a canopy that costs more than the landing gear, though. The F-16's canopy costs about $30,000.
When I was in the Navy, the canopy of one of our birds was damaged during inflight refueling.
Instead of just pulling it off and replacing it, they strapped one of our fully equipped pilot into the seat, and timed to see how long it would take him to exit the aircraft using his survival knife.
It was pretty cool. When they pressed the go buttton on the stopwatch, he pulled the knife out, and with both hands, jammed it up through the plexiglass canopy. He then poked, sawed and smashed until he was able to climb out. I forget how long it took.
We did take major precautions, though, to ensure none of the canopy became FOD in the cockpit...
No kidding. Are the canopies Lexan or something better?