USAF, Lockheed Plan F-22 Updates To Feed Next-Gen Fighter Tech

An F-22 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, in August 2021.

Credit: U.S. Air Force
DAYTON, Ohio—The U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin are beginning the second phase of yearly iterative updates to the F-22 fleet, planning software tweaks and quick-turn upgrades that both sides say are laying the groundwork for how next-generation aircraft will be sustained. Though the service has...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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