US F-22 fighter jet crashed during US training: military stocks are only 183, with significant impact
[Overseas website compiled a report on May 16] The US Air Force said in a statement on the 15th that an American F-22 stealth fighter crashed in a "routine training flight" in Florida that day.
According to CNN, citing US Air Force news, the crash occurred at a training ground about 12 miles northeast of Eglin Air Force Base. The pilot on the fighter jet safely ejected from the plane and was subsequently sent to a local hospital for "observation and evaluation." The statement pointed out that the pilot is in stable condition and the crash is under investigation.
CNN pointed out that the F-22 is considered to be one of the most advanced fighter jets in the world. But the U.S. Air Force ’s fact sheet shows that there are only 183 aircraft of this type in the U.S. military ’s inventory and the cost of each fighter is about $ 143 million. Since the US Department of Defense turned its focus to the F-35 Joint Attack Fighter, production of the F-22 was stopped in 2011. The US media believes that in view of the limited number of F-22s in the US military's inventory, the loss of an aircraft caused by the crash will have a significant impact. (Overseas Net Zhang Ni)