F-22 (Photo from Creative Loafing)Fight Over F-22's Future to Test Defense Overhaul -- Wall Street Journal
The highest-profile test of Defense Secretary Robert Gates's plan to overhaul how the Pentagon buys weapons will be whether he succeeds in winding down production of the most advanced fighter the Air Force has ever flown.
The F-22 Raptor is capable of almost hovering in place and can detect and kill an enemy more than 200 miles away. The Air Force boasts that the fighter is so far ahead of its competitors that it gives the U.S. a clear advantage in the sky.
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More News On The F-22
Editorial: F-22 — First-look, first-strike, first-kill -- Star Telegram
Big cuts seen for F-22, other big weapon programs -- Washington Post
SHOT DOWN: Politicians, union vow to block Pentagon's plan to cut F-22 Raptor program -- Journal Inquirer
Jet's Demise Means Job Cuts -- Hartford Courant
RIP F-22 Raptor -- Baltimore Sun
You can't kill F-22, Georgians tell Gates -- Christian Science Monitor
Is the F-22 really dead? -- Creative Loafing
Should F-22 Raptor be scrapped? -- AJC
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