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April 19, 2013
F-22s Make Three ‘Precautionary’ Landings in Japan
In early April, three F-22 jets were forced to make “precautionary landings” at Kadena Air Base in Japan, according to an article in Defense Tech.
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Topics: National Security
February 27, 2013
Why the F-35 Lightning Can't Fly in Lightning, Yet
Lt. General Chris Bogdan talks about how concurrency, where a jet or other weapons are built while still being designed, has led to the F-35 Lightning being vulnerable to lightning strikes.
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Topics: National Security
February 21, 2013
Pentagon Slams Sequestration, Gives F-22 Another $6.9 Billion Same Day
On Wednesday, Pentagon officials took to news programs to emphasize the consequences of sequestration. On the same day the Pentagon awarded Lockheed Martin an additional $6.9 billion for “F-22 modernization,” according to an article in TIME’s Battleland.
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Topics: National Security
February 13, 2013
IG Blasts Air Force's F-22 Crash Report as Sloppy
The Air Force’s investigation into the fatal 2010 crash of an F-22 fighter jet was sloppy and their conclusions were “not supported by the facts,” according to a new report by the Department of Defense Inspector General.
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Topics: National Security
February 2, 2005
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"Independent" Test of F/A-22 is misleading
Here's a surprise: The Air Force has issued a press release boasting that the F/A-22 Raptor has just passed its "independent" testing by the Air Force. The fighter has demonstrated "overwhelmingly effective" war-fighting capability, according to the Initia
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Topics: National Security
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