Defence

DATE:30/09/05
SOURCE:Flight International
F/A-22 Raptor No 50 joins US Air Force

Flight International online news 13:00GMT: Lockheed Martin has announced it delivered the 50th F/A-22 Raptor air dominance fighter to the U.S. Air Force earlier this week.

Raptor - BIG 

The 50th F/A-22 will join Raptors flying as part of the 1st Fighter Wing's 27th Fighter Squadron at Langley AFB, Virginia. 

Sixty-three of the 83 fighters now on contract have completed final assembly.

All remaining aircraft scheduled for delivery to the Air Force in 2005 are on the flightline in Marietta, Georgia undergoing flight tests and final preparation for delivery.

ROSS BENTLEY/LONDON

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