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A former engineer for defense contractor Lockheed Martin Corp. claims in a federal whistleblower lawsuit that the company knowingly used "defective" stealth coatings when building its F-22 Raptor stealth jets.
An Air Force F-22 Raptor jet fighter crashed in the California desert this year after the pilot apparently almost lost consciousness in a maneuver under high gravitational force then ejected because he was too low to recover, an investigation board found.
Robert Gates is on a roll. Question is, how long will it last?
President Barack Obama has hailed the Senate's decision to stop additional production of F-22 fighter jets, saying the move will "better protect our troops."
A bid to cut $1.75 billion recently added to the defense spending bill for more Lockheed Martin fighter jets has stalled in the Senate despite repeated veto threats by the White House.
One of the Air Force's top-of-the-line F-22 fighter jets crashed Wednesday in the high desert of Southern California, killing a test pilot for prime contractor Lockheed Martin Corp.
The U.S. Air Force has been breaking in its new fleet of F-22s — the world's most advanced fighter jet — this summer by sending five of the planes from cool and dry Alaska to hot and humid Guam for the first time.
The end of the F-22, a case study Military procurement boondoogles: VideoRachel does a great job in explaining the birth and death of a plane that cost us a third of a billion dollars per. A plane that was born after its usefulness and spent more time in the shop than in the air.
Anti-Semitism: Obama, Revoke Your Choke on IsraelIt is difficult to understand why the Administration seeks to diminish Israel's defensive capability, particularly given the reports that the Air Force has sought to sell the ultra-advanced F-22 Raptor abroad to trusted US allies, "as a way of plussing up the numbers and prod …
The Defense Industry's Secret Weapon In July, to great fanfare, the Obama administration finally killed the F-22 fighter jet—an underperforming, overpriced Cold War relic that has never flown a combat mission over Iraq or Afghanistan.
Why we need the f-22We need the f-22 to maintain our air defense capability.
Take Politics Out of Health Care ReformIf you're interested in how to get health care costs under control, the case of the F-22 offers an instructive example.
Unplugging the F-22 RaptorDoes the Senate's vote to strip funding for the expensive stealth fighter jet threaten America's military dominance?
Obama Ideology Puts National Defense On The Back BurnerJust the other day, we needed trillions for bank bailouts, auto bailouts, stimulus payments, etc., and we came up with that money. Now President Obama wants billions for community colleges. Why is it that the defense budget, and the defense budget alone, is a zero-sum game?
Gates challenges Congress to cut 'excess' military spending Defense Secretary Robert Gates says it's time for Congress, the defense industry, and even parts of his own Pentagon to end the way they've done business for decades – and start by completing the controversial F-22 Raptor stealth fighter program.
The F-22 or How to Blackmail the CongressLockheed Martin has ensured that Congress will build additional F-22s by putting their plants in 42 states. The lawmakers in those 42 states will ensure that addditional F-22s are purchased even in spite of a Presidential veto.
McCain looks to cut funding for more F-22 jetsSen. John McCain, in an unusual alliance with the Obama administration, moved Monday to eliminate $1.75 billion recently inserted into the proposed 2010 defense budget for more fighter jets.
Rep. Phil Gingrey's Financial Investment in the Never-Used F-22 FightersRep. Phil Gingrey's 2008 personal finance disclosure reveals that the Congressman owned between $50,000 to $100,000 in Boeing stock, a company that joined with Lockheed to manufacture the F-22.
Lawmakers defy veto threat on F-22 fighterCongress on Thursday moved forward with plans to build more Lockheed Martin F-22 fighter jets, disregarding a veto threat from the Obama administration.
Gates Looking To Speed Up F-35 ProductionThe F-35 will be the country's most expensive weapons program ever — an estimated $1 trillion. The Air Force, Navy and Marines will use three different versions of the plane and that redundancy will theoretically save money in the long run.
Big cuts seen for F-22, other big weapon programs on Yahoo! Newsmonetary choppers swoop down to cut up SUper-exepnsive F-22 jetfighters and stealth destroyers, "future weaponry shock" by Defense Secretary, Roger Gates. (AP)
Pentagon Weighs Cuts and Revisions of Weapons The Army's expensive Future Combat Systems is likely to be cut back. So are exotic missile defense programs. But the supersonic F-22 fighter jet might survive.
This coming week, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates is expected to announce significant changes in armed forces weapons and acquisition programs.
What Does an F-22 Cost?On Wednesday, March 25, an F-22 crashed near Edwards Air Force Base, CA. Very sadly, the pilot was killed. The news articles surrounding this event contained some strange assertions about the cost of the F-22.
F-22 crashes in California desert near air baseAn F-22 Raptor jet fighter crashed Wednesday in the high desert of Southern California, Air Force officials said.
TheHill.com-Air Force neglects domestic mission, faces shortfall of fighters, GAO findsThe Air Force may face severe aircraft and personnel shortfalls in the near future that could present significant challenges to its ability to protect domestic airspace, a government watchdog agency has found.
F-22 Raptor | Video | Reuters.comJul 14 - Lockheed Martin Corp's F-22 Raptor fighter puts on a spectacular display at the world's largest airshow in Farnborough, England.
F-22 Raptor Goes to Work Defending the HomelandThe Virginia Air National Guard's 192nd Fighter Wing here is the first Air Guard unit to fly the F-22 Raptor in support of Operation Noble Eagle.
Blame Rising Oil Prices on BushWow, a lot of people must have bought Hummers last week.
U.S. secret weapon: F-22-A Raptor in action. (VID)Video of The F-22-A Raptor at the air show, Andrews Air Force base.
Boeing sues Alcoa over parts for F-22 Raptor fightersSome of the U.S. Air Force's new F-22 Raptor fighter jets are flying with a manufacturing defect in crucial titanium supports in a section built by Boeing.
Send the Raptor to Colombia!''If Colombia and Venezuela were to come to fisticuffs over this latest South American crisis, the Bogota government could quickly find itself in trouble. Colombia's Army is both larger than Chavez's and battle-hardened from years of fighting the FARC.
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