Citat:MARIETTA, Ga., Feb. 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin Corp. [NYSE: LMT] completed the first F-22 Raptor at the company's Inlet Coating Repair (ICR) Speedline facility and delivered the aircraft back to the U.S. Air Force ahead of schedule.
The U.S. Air Force contracted Lockheed Martin to establish the Speedline in Marietta, Georgia, in August 2016 and the first F-22 arrived there in early November. A second aircraft arrived in early December 2016 and a third in late January 2017. Lockheed Martin is on contract to perform this work on a total of 12 aircraft and a follow-on contract is anticipated. Additionally, Lockheed Martin is providing modification support services, analytical condition inspections, radar cross section turntable support and antenna calibration.
US Air Force F-22 Jets Now Armed With New Sidewinder Missiles
Citat:The US Air Force’s arming of the fifth-generation F-22 stealth fighter jet with new Air Intercept Missile-9X sidewinder missiles is causing excitement among the war plane’s pilots. Last year the weapon was integrated into the Raptor fleet, but it has been featured on the F-15, F-16, F/A-18 and other aircraft since the early 2000s.
Daniel, a lieutenant colonel from Tyndall Air Force Base’s 95th Fighter Squadron who pilots F-22s, said the 9X Block 1 version of the missile is "a dramatic leap within visual range missile capabilities," according to Defense Tech.
Citat:Edwards Air Force Base posted a press release on May 4 saying that the F-22 Increment 3.2B Modernization have completed firing trials with the AIM-9X and AIM-120D air-to-air missiles.
F-22s assigned to the 411th Flight Test Squadron at Edwards launched inert AIM-9 and AIM-120 missiles against multiple BQM-167A drones, the press release said.
“The shots at UTRR were the graduation live fire event of a two-year long 3.2B upgrade,” said Lt. Col. Randel Gordon, 411th FLTS commander.
Citat:An F-22 Raptor assigned to the 477th Fighter Group, escorts the 176th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard’s newly acquired HC-130J Combat King II aircraft on its return journey to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 3, 2017. (U.S. Air National Guard photo/Staff Sgt. Edward Eagerton)
Zahtev o pokretanju ponovne proizvodnje
Air Force gives House classified report on restarting F-22 program Citat:The Air Force has provided the House a classified report on restarting the F-22 Raptor fighter jet program, congressional staff said Tuesday.
The House Armed Services Committee received the report two days ago, but staff said it was still being reviewed.
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