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Air Force to Retire Nearly 250 Fighter Aircraft

May 20th, 2009 · 5 Comments

Following the May 7 roll-out of the fiscal year 2010 budget proposal for the Department of Defense, Air Force officials announced in a news release today plans to retire legacy fighters to fund a smaller and more capable force and redistribute people for higher priority missions.
The Combat Air Forces restructuring plan would accelerate the retirement [...]

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F-22 Makes International Air Show Debut

July 11th, 2008 · No Comments

The Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor air dominance fighter made its international air show debut outside North America today at the Royal International Air Tattoo held at RAF Fairford. The U.S. Air Force F-22 Aerial Demonstration Team put the aircraft through its paces, demonstrating its capability.
“The F-22 continues to compile an impressive record of performance and [...]

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