Eurofighter versus The F-22
The recent F-22 production cutbacks raise the question as to whether the United States would have been better off with a much cheaper plane like the Eurofighter. The cutbacks push the price to $370 million per F-22, compared to $58 million for the Eurofighter. For the members of the Eurofighter consortium, the Eurofighter is a good buy. It is being purchased in quantity to replace numerous Jaguars, F-4s, F-104s, and F-5s in the arsenals of the UK, Germany, Italy, and Spain. The Eurofighter is, much like the Rafale, a souped-up F/A-18E with some stealth features. That said, the United States is far better served with a mix of the F-22 and the F-35. At the same time, while the F-22 is a fine aircraft, it has not mastered the ability to be in two places at one time. "This makes the Eurofighter quite a superior plane."
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