F-22 Raptor

11.22.09

President Convinces Congress To Scrap Additional F-22 Order

Veto threat keeps order for stealth fighter at 187

By Stuart Fox Posted 07.21.2009 at 3:20 pm 24 Comments

The F-22 Raptor stealth fighter was designed to defeat any threat it might face on the modern battlefield. However, earlier today an even tougher fighter based out of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue shot down seven of the planes before they even got off the assembly line.

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F-22 + Sonic Boom = Pretty Pictures

By John Mahoney Posted 06.29.2009 at 11:45 am 12 Comments

I guess Michael Bay was on to something. It may go down as the first $200-million stealth fighter to have its starring roles in action movies outnumber its usages in actual combat before the program bites the dust, but it can certainly throw a pretty sonic boom.

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Depiction vs. Reality: The Air Force Hardware of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

By Jeremy Hsu Posted 06.24.2009 at 3:06 pm 42 Comments

If you're seeing Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen tonight, prepare yourself for a parade of hardcore military hardware unlike any you've ever seen. As was the case with the first Transformers film, the U.S. Air Force Entertainment Liaison Office played a significant role in assisting with and supervising the placement of military gear.

But what happens when the F-22 Raptor--a weapons system in jeopardy of being canceled entirely--plays a central role in the film, while unmanned drones are flying nearly constant missions over Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan? We talked to the USAF Entertainment Liaison Office to find out.

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