"Kevin Brooks" wrote in message
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Personally, I don't see any of this happening--the F/A-22 will be
purchased,
albeit probably only in the 200 aircraft figure in its current guise, with
a
decent possibility of more production in the form of a strike optimized
version.

No matter wht the outcome of the F-22 procurement, the F-35 will have to
fill part of the F-15 role. The 200 figue was a 180 figure 12 months ago
and it is decreased by the 17 FSDs, at the very least. A capable F-35 is
one issue, but at this point configuration control is a necessity of risk
management.