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Originally Posted by cincibuck
The reason for the contract going to the Raptor was not performance based. It had to do with contracts the other company already had on its plate.
Think of it in the same way the SAW and the M-16 got into the Army inventory; chosen for the wrong damn reasons.
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Don't necessarily disagree fully, but I don't think its as bad as you say. The Raptor is one bad-ass jet.