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Alaskan F-22s reach major upgrade milestone
Apr 20, 2012 - Alaskan F-22s met a major milestone during a recent training sortie when new upgrades to the fighter allowed for a Joint Direct Attack Munition to be dropped on self generated coordinates. [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...]
Raptor drops first small diameter bomb
Sep 26, 2007 - The F-22 Raptor Combined Test Force conducted the first airborne separation of a small diameter bomb from the internal weapons bay of an F-22 on September 5th. [Read more...]
F-22 Raptors begin operational in Alaska
Aug 08, 2007 - Ceremonies held at Elmendorf AFB, Alaska today marked the formal beginning of operations for the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor in the Pacific region. [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...]
Tyndall F-22s deploy to Nellis
Jun 15, 2007 - On June 3rd, six F-22s deployed from Tyndall AFB, Fla. to Nellis AFB, Nev. for two weeks to provide support to the United States Air Force weapons school during the mission employment phase. [Read more...]
Northrop Grumman successfully completes F-22 radar flight-test certification
Mar 26, 2007 - Northrop Grumman Corporation successfully completed radar flight-test certification for the fourth-generation variant of the active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar for the F-22 Raptor. [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...]
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