Although not the F-22, modern fighters such as the F-35 can cost 100's of billions of dollars in R&D[0] (~150 billion iirc, with ~1.3 trillion total program cos

Although not the F-22, modern fighters such as the F-35 can cost 100's of billions of dollars in R&D[0] (~150 billion iirc, with ~1.3 trillion total program cost). [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_F-35_Lightning_II_development https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_F-35_Lightning...