Raptor thrills, but could face Pentagon chill
Appearing for one day only, the F-22 Raptor thrilled the Farnborough crowd yesterday with a majestic display of power and agility.

Appearing for one day only, the F-22 Raptor thrilled the Farnborough crowd yesterday with a majestic display of power and agility. Now the Raptor heads home to join the rest of its unit at Langley, Virginia, as the F-22 fleet gathers experience and capability.

Orders for the F-22 stand at 183, and to date Lockheed Martin has delivered 122. Seventeen of the most recent machines have proven to be “zero-defect” aircraft, highlighting an improvement in quality at a time when Lockheed Martin and its suppliers have achieved a 16-percent reduction in build hours per unit, following a 20-percent reduction the year before.

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