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90th FS tests newest F-22s and live-firing of missiles
Nov 04, 2010 - The 90th Fighter Squadron, 3rd Wing, deployed F-22s and personnel to Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Oct. 30, to participate in exercise Combat Archer, the air-to-air evaluation portion of the United States Air Force's Weapons Systems Evaluation Program. [Read more...]
F-22 Raptor team receives AFMC award
Jun 10, 2009 - The F-22 Raptor Increment 3.1 Modification Team with the 412th Test Wing recently received the opportunity to represent the Air Force Materiel Command in the Air Force for the Chief of Staff Team Excellence Award. [Read more...]
F-22 Raptor performs first supersonic SDB drop
Jul 17, 2008 - On July 11, the 411th Flight Test Squadron passed a milestone as an F-22 Raptor travelling at supersonic speed dropped a GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb for the first time. [Read more...]
F-22 flameout during SDB flight testing
Oct 01, 2007 - Flight International reported on an incident during one of the flight tests of the latest GBU-39 Small Diameter Bombs (SDB) which nearly resulted in a potential crash of an F-22. [Read more...]
F-22 Raptor validates quantum leap in capability
Jun 25, 2007 - Lockheed Martin said its F-22 Raptor continues to compile an overwhelming record of performance and reliability since entering operational service with the U.S. Air Force 18 months ago. [Read more...]
Raptor, precision strike bomb integration testing begins
Mar 08, 2007 - The 411th Flight Test Squadron began integration testing of the F-22A Raptor and the GBU-39/B Small-Diameter Bomb here in February. [Read more...]
F-22 Raptor named Collier Trophy winner
Feb 10, 2007 - The F-22 Raptor team is the recipient of the National Aeronautic Association (NAA) 2006 Robert J. Collier Trophy, considered America's most prestigious award for aeronautical and space development. [Read more...]
Robins AFB selected for software maintenance on F-22 Raptors
Dec 22, 2006 - The Air Logistics Center's at Robins Air Force base will be the repair station for most of the software on the software-intensive F-22 Raptor, which contains about 2 million lines of code. [Read more...]
Tests to integrate Small Diameter Bomb on F-22, F-16 started
Dec 18, 2006 - Engineers at the McDonnell Douglas subsidiary of the Boeing Co. in St. Louis are starting tests to integrate the GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb on the U.S. Air Force F-22A fighter bomber, as well as on the F-16 block 30, 40, and 50. [Read more...]
1st EMS troops build Joint Direct Attack Munitions for first deployment of Langley F/A-22s
Oct 28, 2005 - When 1,000 pounds of steel and concrete fell a mile and smashed through the back of a truck, it ushered in a new era for the 1st Fighter Wing -- the return of air-to-ground combat. That mission ended in 1975 for the wing. [Read more...]
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