US Air Force withdraws all F-22 fighters from the Middle East

2019-03-11

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US Air Force withdraws all F-22 fighters from the Middle East - they were useless

American F-22 fighters were not only expensive, but also useless.

The US Department of Defense decided to withdraw from the countries of the Middle East all its F-22 fighters, which had been there for more than five years, and were used for strikes, including on the territory of Syria. The reason for this was the expensive maintenance of these warplanes in unfavorable climate conditions, which resulted in permanent damage and malfunctions, while, as the media emphasizes, the fighters turned out to be simply useless, since they now simply cannot enter the airspace of controlled Syria.

It is known that American fifth-generation F-22 fighters have been replaced by much less promising F-15, which, as it turned out, are better suited for use in hot climates.

Experts, in turn, believe that the appearance of the American F-22 fighter jets in the Middle East was more likely a PR move by the Pentagon, since these combat aircraft did not receive real use, and now, when the C-300 air defense missile system appeared in service with the same Syria, always ready to help bring down the American aircraft, ”all this may be a cause for concern from the US Department of Defense.

Earlier, the American F-22 fighter jets turned out several times in the sights of Russian combat aircraft, which indicates the backwardness of the American stealth technology, on which a great deal was made.

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Konstantin March 12 2019 in 12: 50

Stealth technology is not a "big bet", but a mandatory attribute of the so-called 5th generation aircraft and its concept. For information, the author

Konstantin March 12 2019 in 12: 47

The author, naturally, that the fighters, in the absence of air combat, were "useless" and "did not find real use." The aircraft passed the "run-in", sufficient time was used for the specialists to draw appropriate conclusions about their operation.
From the semantic load in your article - only the title. And even then, only the first part of the US Air Force is withdrawing F-22 fighters.

Further, "expensive": naturally, a promising aircraft of the next generation, especially one that is constantly being improved and refined, which has significant leaps for the better in characteristics, materials, on-board equipment, are relatively expensive.

Further, "useless" ... Naturally, the intended purpose of the aircraft is a fighter, and the use of a fighter in the absence of air battles is justified only from the point of view of its testing and demonstration to representatives of other countries.

"The Russians are always ready to help shoot down an American plane" ... What? Excuse me, but what have you remembered in Vietnam?

Alexander March 12 2019 in 10: 23

Yes, they can be clearly seen in the OLS. And the 22go pilot didn’t even know that he was on sight.

Peter March 12 2019 in 09: 30

crap your FU-22! and they have a rival, they are just suited to drive the Bedouins through the desert - true, until the paint of the stealth cover is blown away or does not burn out in the sun))) otherwise all invisibility will disappear !!!!!

Peter March 12 2019 in 09: 26

Ay I'm yay !! How so? Such a high-tech, and not suitable, the climate for it is not the same and expensive to maintain! And also smart and beautiful. I was frightened by some C-300 complexes, so they are old !!

Grandfather March 11 2019 in 18: 23

What kind of pro Kremlin propaganda? It turned out to be useless ?? These planes do not have a worthy opponent, can they drive Wagnerians to the desert?

Ivanoff March 11 2019 in 16: 40

Only the IL-18 modifications proved to be useful, as are flying targets for stranded allies.