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Retiring Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Schwartz talks F22 safety during final press conference
Outgoing Air Force Chief of Staff General Norton Schwartz, who retires in August, spoke to reporters during his last press conference at the Pentagon about the challenges facing the branch amid tensions with Congress and new geo-politics that pose security threats.
Tags: Pentagon Solutions , In Depth , Pentagon , Air Force , Norton Schwartz , Fighter Jets ,
Command: F-22 flaw not related to 2011 issues
Tags: DoD , Air National Guard , DoD Update
Air Force cites progress on F-22 oxygen mystery
The Air Force believes it is getting much closer to pinpointing the reason why pilots of its prized F-22 stealth fighters sometimes suffer an oxygen deficit during flight, a senior general said Thursday.
Tags: Air Force , Charles Lyon , Adam Kinzinger , Mark Warner , DoD , DoD Report
Pentagon restricts F-22 flights, safety a concern
Facing a mysterious safety problem with the Air Force's most-prized stealth fighter, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Tuesday ordered new flight restrictions on the F-22 and summoned help from Navy and NASA experts.
Tags: DoD , Air Force , Leon Panetta , John Kirby , hypoxia , Mark Warner , Adam Kinzinger
General briefs committee on F-22 safety fixes
A top Air Force General outlined steps taken to make sure jet pilots don't black out. Two whistleblower pilots recently said the F-22 oxygen delivery system was faulty, causing a condition known as hypoxia.
Tags: DoD , DoD Report , Federal Drive , Air Force , Janet Wolfenbarger , Senate Armed Services Committee , Congress
End of the production line for F-22
Gen. John Jumper, the former Air Force chief of staff, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss the past, present and future of the aerial inventory on the heels of the announcement that the F-22 order is now complete.
Tags: Francis Rose , industry , DoD , Air Force , In Depth , John Jumper , F-22 Raptor
DoD extends contract for Lockheed's F-22 Raptor
The new ceiling on the deal is $7.4 billion. The planes have never been used in combat and have in fact been grounded several times due to ongoing issues with the Onboard Oxygen Generating System and other malfunctions.
Tags: DoD Report , contracting , Lockheed Martin , In Depth , Defense Procurement News , Reuters
F-22 R.I.P.
The Senate voted to terminate further production of the Air Force's topline F-22 fighter jets Tuesday, giving President Barack Obama a major spending victory and siding with the Pentagon's desire for smaller jets better suited to 21st century wars. F-22 supporters complained the action would be a blow to long-term national defense - and cost thousands of jobs in the middle of the recession.
Tags: technology , Pentagon , Senate , Air Force , Obama ,
Congress, Pres. Obama and U.S. Military Authorities in Afghanistan
Tags: Barack Obama , Robert Gates , budget cuts , Afghanistan , outsourcing , inherently governmental
