Guam loses bid for Air Force 'Raptor' squadron
Posted on: Mar. 7th, 2006 || Source: aimpoints.hq.af.mil | E-mail Article | Print Article
Air Force Chief of Staff General T. Michael Moseley announced last week that the preferred alternatives for the third and fourth F-22 bases are Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico, and Hickam Air Force Base in Hawaii.
When the new US$130 million F-22A Raptor fighter jet officially joined the U.S. combat fleet last December, the Air Force was considering basing a squadron on Guam to be within striking distance of China, North Korea and other hotspots in the region.
Other Recent Headlines
- Eurofighter Tranche 2 Aircraft deliveries to Partner Nations Begins
- Hawgsmoke 2008 exercise to continue despite A-10 inspections
- Lockheed Receives Contract For Four C-130J Aircraft For Qatar
- Boeing Announces New Rotorcraft Program: AH-6
- Russia's arms sales to Venezuela for defense only - Lavrov
- Pentagon denies Iran forced down U.S. plane
- Boeing Awarded Initial Phase of Estimated $3 Billion Contract for C-17 Support
- B-52 squadrons set to swap out at Andersen
- Inspections ordered for A-10 Thunderbolt IIs
- DARPA Kills Oblique Flying Wing
- Stennis Puts New Growlers to the Test
- Gripen NG shortlisted in Brazil
- Russia's UAC optimistic over Indian fighter tender
- Russia's MiG fighter contract with Algeria 'still in effect'
- Sukhoi starts testing 2nd Su-35 fighter prototype
In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. (Disclaimer)
Related Factsheets
Related news
- Australia brings HALE UAV project forward by a year
- US Air Force starts final F-22 talks with Lockheed Martin
- It's No Wonder Things Cost So Much
- Holloman AFB Will Get Newest Fighter Jet, Senator Says
- Report: Guam to get Global Hawks
- F-22A Raptor: Super stealth, super fast, super costly
- Smaller F-22 fleet yields about 126 combat-ready Raptors
- Operational Raptors Fire First Missiles
- New Stealth Fighters Relevant, Despite Rise of UAVs: Lockheed
- Air Force Plans to Sell F-22As to Allies
- Pratt and Whitney, Rolls-Royce retain JSF collaboration
- F-22 Raptor: Pilots say it's the future, critics call it a relic
- Air Force settles on 183 Raptors, plans new bomber by 2018
- F-22A Raptor flies first operational missions
- F-22 passes 'mission capable' flight test
- Lockheed F-22A orders extended through 2012
- F/A-22 Raptor tests intraflight datalink
- F-22A Took Long Road to Intital Operational Capability
- F-22A Raptor - Bad timing
- USAF hopes to extend Raptor line
Most Read News Articles
Recommended Product
A P-51 Mustang, F-4 Phantom, A-10 Thunderbolt II and an F-22 Raptor
F-22 Raptor
F/A-22 undergoing electromagnetic assessment
Elmendorf welcomes F-22 Raptor (3)
An F-22 Raptor with 4 Small Diameter Bombs on Board
News Archives:
2008 |
January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - 2007 | January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December
2006 | January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December
2005 | January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December
2004 | January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December
2003 | August - September - October - November - December
