“A final procurement tally of 187 operational production aircraft was established in 2009 and the last F-22 was delivered to the USAF in 2012.”
I think you are on to something there:
BY LAW WE CANNOT EXPORT!!
for a front line fighter - that is pretty remakable-
yeah the F117 Nighthawk- was never exported- but only about
50 were built- (and it WAS a precision bomber)-
Back in 2009- Demonrats controlled the house and senate-
canceled the F22- TOO EXPENSIVE!- now this -
under powered
not as STEALTHY as the F22!
low range
and approaching TWICE the cost!- with foreign investors!
I guess they want the U.S.A. to lose the next conflict
That is not a lot of aircraft to warrant the massive logistics support required for any platform.
Thousands of F-16s bring the cost of logistics down considerably. Likewise the F-15, UH-60, etc - thousands in inventory make it cheaper to support.