FB-22 Fighter Bomber News Archive

Next decade's AF bomber to be subsonic, manned
Posted on: Wed May 2nd, 2007 | Aviation Week

The U.S. Air Force's long-range strike aircraft set to be deployed by 2018 will be subsonic and manned, said Brig. Gen. Mark Matthews, director of plans and programs, headquarters, Air Combat Command, Langley Air Force Base, Va.

U.S. Air Force to earmark billions for new bomber
Posted on: Fri Jul 21st, 2006 | today.reuters.com

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Air Force will earmark billions of dollars in its next five-year budget plan to help meet the Pentagon's goal to develop a new long-range bomber by 2018, a defense official told Reuters on Thursday.

US Air Force To Step Up New Bomber Search In Next Budget
Posted on: Thu Jun 29th, 2006 | money.aol.com

WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The U.S. Air Force's search for a new bomber will step up in coming months, in hopes of meeting the 2018 goal set by a defense strategy report.

Battle Damage From the QDR
Posted on: Wed Jan 4th, 2006 | afa.org

Some months before the 1991 Gulf War, a contemptuous Saddam Hussein said of his prospective foe, "The United States relies on the Air Force, and the Air Force has never been the decisive factor in the history of war."

DOD approves F/A-22 Raptor for Full-Rate Production
Posted on: Wed Apr 20th, 2005 | lockheedmartin.com

MARIETTA, Ga. , April 19, 2005 -- The Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F/A-22 Raptor fighter aircraft has been given the green light by Department of Defense acquisition officials to enter into full-rate production.