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The 49th Fighter Wing says southern New Mexico's Holloman Air Force Base is on track to receive 40 F-22 Raptors.
Earlier this month, Defense Secretary Robert Gates recommended the Pentagon quit buying F-22s beyond the 187 already planned.
He says he wants to gear defense to the smaller, lower-tech battlefields the military faces now and is likely to conf...
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| F-22 taxiway collision causes $1 million damage |
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 A US Air Force Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor has sustained more than $1 million in damage after colliding with another aircraft parked on a taxiway.
A spokesman at Tyndall AFB, Florida, where the incident last week occurred, confirmed the F-22A struck a Canada's Air Force Boeing CF-18.
Despite a $1 million repair bill, the collision was a relatively minor, low-speed event, the spokesm... continue»
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| F-22 exchange pilot helps strengthen U.S., Australian ties |
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 A Royal Australian Air Force pilot assigned to the 90th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron has had the opportunity to fly the Air Force's premier fighter, the F-22 Raptor, as part of a foreign pilot exchange program.
Squadron Leader Matthew Harper is an F-22 instructor pilot and the 90th EFS flight commander in charge of scheduling and training. Squadron Leader Harper began his three-year assignment here in the spring of 2008.
The pilot exchange program ha... continue»
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| It's Official: F-22 production stopped at 187 aircraft |
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 Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Monday the Pentagon will end the F-22 fighter jet and White House helicopter programs run by Lockheed, but would increase production of the company's Joint Strike Fighter.
Job and other budget figures released by Gates sought to assuage fears of deep cuts at the nation's largest defense contractor and its suppliers, helping Lockheed shares to rise nearly 9 percent.
Gates recommended more than doubling the n... continue»
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| Edwards: Avoid F-22A crash recovery area |
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 Air Force officials are asking the public to refrain from entering the F-22A crash recovery site northeast of Edwards Air Force Base.
At 10 a.m. March 25, an F-22A crashed about 35 miles northeast of the base, killing David Cooley, a Lockheed Martin test pilot. A board of Air Force officers is investigating the cause of the crash, while a team from Edwards Air Force Base is working... continue»
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| Ejection seat not used by crashed F-22 pilot? |
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 Some senior U.S. Air Force officials were notified yesterday that there was no pilot ejection from the F-22 that crashed near Edwards AFB Base.
The Lockheed Martin pilot was declared dead at the hospital which seemed to indicate he was killed after ejection, but officials at Edwards said that statement was simply a pro forma statement for the investigation.
USAF officials said the re... continue»
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| F-22A crash claims life of Edwards pilot (update) |
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 An Air Force F-22A crash March 25 near Edwards AFB claimed the life of an Air Force veteran and Lockheed Martin test pilot.
David Cooley, 49, of Palmdale, Calif., died when the F-22A he was piloting crashed northeast of the base here. Mr. Cooley worked as a test pilot with Lockheed Martin, and was employed at the 411th Flight Test Squadron, 412th Test Wing, on Edwards. continue»
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| An F-22 Raptor jet crashes in California |
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 An Air Force F-22A fighter jet crashed Wednesday near Edwards Air Force Base in California, Air Force officials said. (not the one on this picture)
The single-seater crashed about 10:30 a.m. for unknown reasons, 35 miles northeast of Edwards AFB, the officials said.
The status of the pilot is unknown at this time.
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| Pentagon says jobs not a factor in budget choices |
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 Defense Secretary Robert Gates will disregard possible job losses when deciding the fate of weapons programs and systems in the Pentagon's 2010 budget, a spokesman said on Tuesday.
"It's not the responsibility of this building to worry about the economic impact of budgetary decisions," Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell told reporters.
"It's the responsibility of the secretary and this building to provide ... continue»
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| Boeing pulls tarp off stealthier fighter plane |
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 Boeing Co. aims to boost international fighter-jet sales with a new, stealthier version of its workhorse F-15E Strike Eagle.
In production since 1972, the F-15 is the backbone of the U.S. Air Force tactical fleet. But it gradually will be replaced by next-generation combat aircraft, the F-22 and the Joint Strike Fighter.
Foreign sales are Boeing’s only hope for boo... continue»
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