Did the F/A-22 Raptor turn the corner in 2003?

"Henry J. Cobb" wrote in message
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http://globalsecurity.org/org/news/2004/040104-f-22.htm
"They're just trying to find a role for this plane because they've
sunk so much money into it," Riccioni said.

"The way Air Force officials and Lockheed Martin executives tell it, 2003
marked a turning point in the development of the F/A-22 Raptor fighter jet.
"

Odd that, considering 2003 saw tail delamination, departure from controlled
flight, failure to integrate the joint standoff munition and continueing
problems integrating weapons sensors. Especailly with Congress offering the
program one year to get their act together, with the passage of the FY04
budget.

Denial is not just a river in Egypt.