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Niemi was one of the first 10 Air Force pilots tapped to fly the fifth generation fighter on Dec. 11,
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Stealth the ability of an aircraft to elude enemy radar is a good attribute. But it should be more of a spice perhaps even a side dish and not the entire meal, Niemi suggests:

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Niemi’s bottom line is simple: the Air Force push for an all stealth F 22 and F 35 fleet is unaffordable, and should be revisited.

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If General Motors was limited to a build run of 195 Impalas (approximate number of F 22’s built to date) with parts coming in from 46 different states,
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3. The F 15, also a "Cold War relic," was in service (IOC) for roughly 15 years with the USAF before it saw "real" combat. The F 22 has been in service for 7 years.