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Bethesda-based Lockheed Martin Corp. completed work on the final F-22 Raptor Monday, as the military is turning to the less expensive F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, Fox News reported. The company says that other projects at the facility at Dobbins Air Reserve Base mean the F-22 discontinuation will have a neutral impact on jobs.
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Begun in 1991, first built in 1994 and first airborne in 1997, the last F-22 Raptor built at Lockheed Martin Corp.’s Marietta, Ga., Aeronautics facility rolled off the line Tuesday afternoon.
The stealth fighter numbered 195 was led out the giant bay doors of the facility, followed by a local marching band, members of the military and hundreds of Lockheed employees, some with tears in their eyes but all beaming with pride.
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Over $200 million for 2012 engine support. (Dec 30/11)
The 5th-generation F-22A Raptor fighter program has been the subject of fierce controversy, with advocates and detractors aplenty. On the one hand, the aircraft offers full stealth, revolutionary radar and sensor capabilities, dual air-air and air-ground SEAD (Suppression of Enemy Air [...]
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From feedburner.com
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Over at the Danger Room, David Axe is making noise about the USAF’s official investigation into the loss of an F-22A Raptor and its pilot up in Alaska in November 2010: When an F-22 Raptor malfunctioned in mid-flight, leading to a crash that killed its pilot, the Air Force went into damage-control mode. Gen. [...]
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From neptunuslex.com
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The final F-22 Raptor to be built for the U.S. Air Force, tail number 4195, rolled off the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics assembly line during a ceremony Dec. 13 at the company's Marietta plant.
The fighter jet is the last of 187 F-22s produced, marking a bittersweet moment for members of the F-22 team.
It has been a memorable journey, said Shan Cooper, the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics company vice president and Marietta site general manager...
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A community portal about F-22 Raptor with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: The F-22 Raptor is a stealth fighter aircraft. It was originally envisioned as an air superiority fighter for use against the air force of the Soviet Union, but is equipped for ground attack, electronic attack and signals intelligence roles as well...more
A community portal about F-22 Raptor with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: The F-22 Raptor is a stealth fighter aircraft. It was originally envisioned as an air superiority fighter for use against the air force of the Soviet Union, but is equipped for ground attack, electronic attack and signals intelligence roles as well. Long in development, the aircraft was also known as the prototype YF-22 and as the F/A-22 for three years before formally entering United States Air Force service in December 2005 as the F-22A. Lockheed Martin's Aeronautics division is the prime contractor and is responsible for the majority of the airframe, weapon systems and final assembly of the F-22. Boeing's Integrated Defense Systems division provides the wings, aft fuselage and avionics integration.
