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Jul 10, 2009 | Posted by: roboblogger

High-priced fighter jet has major shortcomings

Full story: The Herald

The United States' premier fighter jet, the Lockheed Martin F-22, has recently required more than 30 hours of maintenance for every hour in the skies, pushing its hourly cost of flying to more than $44,000, a far higher figure than for the warplane it replaces, confidential Pentagon test results show.

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