USAF Eyes Robotic Repair To F-22 Stealth Coating
Credit: Maintainers at Hill AFB, Utah, working to strip off the F-22’s stealth coating and reapply with a new, more durable material: Lockheed Martin
HILL AFB, Utah—Just two years after the U.S. Air Force’s F-22 stealth fighter made its combat debut in the skies above Syria, maintainers are already tackling an issue with the fleet’s stealth coating that, if left untreated, could cause the radar-evading material to peel off the aircraft. Operators...
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