F/A-22 eyed for improvements to withstand lightning, heat

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - Changes to improve the U.S. Air Force F/A-22 Raptor's ability to withstand severe weather are planned or under consideration, its developer said. Early this year, tests with simulated lightning strikes against the Lockheed Martin-built fighter revealed a few areas of...

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