F-22 Raptor news
Medical official explains F-22 pilot-protection efforts
May 14 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Air Force officials have instituted measures designed to protect its pilots, ensure mission completion and assess the possible physiological effects of flying the F-22 Raptor, the command surgeon for Air Combat Command said …
ACC confident in the F-22
May 07 - LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. -- Gen. Mike Hostage, commander of Air Combat Command, talked with media at Langley Air Force Base, Va., April 30 about the national security imperative for the F-22, the status of efforts to identify …
Air Force accepts final F-22 Raptor
May 03 - MARIETTA, Ga. (AFNS) -- Senior Air Force officials attended a ceremony here May 2 commemorating the delivery of the final F-22 Raptor to the service. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz was joined by Sen. Johnny Isakson of Georgia …
US deploys F-22 fighter jets to UAE: officials
May 01 - The United States has deployed sophisticated F-22 fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates amid deepening tensions between Iran and its pro-US neighbors, officials said Monday.The US officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, would not say how many …
Some F-22 pilots decline to fly
May 01 - A "very small number" of Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor pilots are refusing to fly the jet, a top US Air Force official says. "Obviously it's a very sensitive thing because we are trying to ensure that the community fully understands all that we're doing …
Reserve, active duty F-22 pilots fly long-range strike exercise
Apr 11 - JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (AFNS) -- A mix of personnel from the 477th Fighter Group, 3rd Wing, and 673rd Air Base Wing left Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, to participate in a long range strike exercise on April …
Air Force's top instructors train Red Flag 12-3 participants
Mar 21 - NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- U.S. Air Force Weapons School instructor pilots served as "tactical mentors" to Red Flag 12-3 participants, providing advanced knowledge and instruction during the exercise, held Feb. 27 through March 16.The instructors who …
US Air Force chief rejects pilot blame in F-22 crash
Mar 07 - US Air Force chief of staff Gen Norton Schwartz says an accident investigation board did not blame Capt Jeffrey Haney for the fatal Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor crash on 16 November 2010."We did not assign blame to the pilot," Schwartz told the US Congress …
'Fifth Generation Fighters Crucial to Air Superiority'
Mar 06 -
WASHINGTON -- The Air Force is the world's most advanced air and space force and, with the integration of fifth generation aircraft, is gaining new tactical advantages that transcend beyond just stealth into areas such as enhanced maneuverability,…
Red Flag 12-3 Kicks Off
Feb 29 - NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- Red Flag 12-3 begins Feb. 27-March 16, 2012. The exercise will include 12 different U.S. Squadrons accompanied by units from the Royal Australian Air Force and the Royal Air Force of the United Kingdom. Red …
Air Force leaders say strategy calls for F-22, F-35 capabilities
Jan 25 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Fifth-generation fighter aircraft are key to America maintaining domain dominance in the years ahead, Air Force officials said here Jan. 24. Lt. Gen. Christopher D. Miller, the deputy chief of staff for strategic plans …
U.S. Air Force taking steps on F-22 oxygen problems
Jan 10 - The U.S. Air Force on Monday said it has not found a "smoking gun" to explain oxygen issues that grounded Lockheed Martin Corp's F-22 fighter jet for four months last year but has implemented steps to minimize problems.Air Force Chief of Staff General …
Lockheed Martin rolls-out final F-22 Raptor
Dec 15 - MARIETTA, Ga. (AFNS) -- 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 …
Reserve pilots, maintainers resume F-22 flight operations
Oct 18 - JOINT BASE ELMENDORF RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Reservists with the 477th Fighter Group here resumed F-22 flying operations during the unit's monthly unit training assembly or drill weekend following a four month stand-down. The first six jets took off at 9 …
AFRL develops 'snubber' to prevent F-22 Raptor engine damage
Oct 12 - WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- An innovative solution from the Air Force Research Laboratory is expected to save the Air Force upwards of $40 million. The $35 "snubber" developed by the Propulsion Directorate is a vibration damper that will …
Team Edwards testing key to getting all Air Force Raptors back in the air
Oct 01 - EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- When Air Combat Command directed a stand-down of the F-22 fleet May 3, the 411th Flight Test Squadron had already begun working around the clock to test and collect data on the Raptor's oxygen system in order …
Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor Resumes Test Flights
Sep 26 - MARIETTA, Ga., September 26th, 2011 -- Lockheed Martin’s [NYSE: LMT] F-22 Raptor returned to the skies today here in a series of test and production flights, the first since a four-month fleet stand down was lifted on Sept. 19, 2011 by the U.S. Air …
Hypoxia symptoms still pose mystery as F-22A returns to flight
Sep 21 - Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptors have been cleared to fly for the first time in four months, but the oxygen problem that grounded them remains a mystery to the US Air Force.It will be two months before F-22A pilots regain full operational capability of the …
F-22 fleet to resume flight operations
Sep 20 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- The Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz have recently approved an implementation plan developed by Air Combat Command officials that will allow the F-22 Raptor to resume flight operations …
Boeing Receives US Air Force F-22 Mission Planning System Contract
Sep 14 - ST. LOUIS, Sept. 13, 2011 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has received a contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide mission planning support for the F-22 Raptor.The order, valued at up to $24 million if all options are exercised, was awarded under the …
F-22 grounding may soon be lifted
Sep 06 - The Word Is F-22s Are Coming Back, But Not with All the Fixes You'd Expect
It sounds like the F-22s are coming back, but that doesn't mean the Air Force has determined what caused pilots to return from flying with antifreeze in their blood and propane …
Officials conduct study of aircraft oxygen generation systems
Aug 16 - 8/15/2011 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Air Force officials continue to conduct an Aircraft Oxygen Generation study, with members of the Air Force Scientific Advisory Board taking the leading role.Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley directed the quick look …
Russian commander says MiG-35 equal to U.S. F-35 fighter
Aug 16 - The Russian military will use new MiG-35D multirole fighters as an equal to the U.S. F-35 fighters, the Air Force chief said on Tuesday."We have not given up on the MiG-35D light aircraft project, but we will transfer to the T-50 [heavy fighter] in the …
F-22 grounding continues as oxygen safety probe widens
Jun 16 - More than six weeks after the US Air Force indefinitely grounded all Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptors, the scope of the safety investigation has widened beyond the Honeywell-supplied onboard oxygen generating system (OBOGS).Although internally described as …
Holloman AFB 8th (F-22 Raptor) FS ‘Black Sheep’ inactivated
May 24 - HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- Almost two years after its reactivation, the 8th Fighter Squadron held its inactivation ceremony May 13 on the 8th FS trim pad. The 8th FS, which was reactivated in September 2009 after being inactivated April …
