Topic: F-22 Raptor

Plane crash in Indonesia upends strategy to put Russian aviation on stronger path (+video)

The Russian Sukhoi SuperJet 100 that went down over Indonesia is seen as the struggling aviation industry's greatest hope. The crash will cast a shadow, even if human error is the cause.

Medvedev takes on Russia's outdated military-industrial complex

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Tuesday that the Defense Ministry should open its contracts to bidding by foreign firms if Russian products didn't fit the bill.

Who has the fastest warplane? Russia tests another supersonic T-50 fighter.

Russia today tested a second prototype of its Sukhoi T-50 fighter, a fifth-generation warplane that is said to be comparable to the US F-22 Raptor.

Gates's China visit: Beijing confirms stealth fighter test flights

US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates visited China this week and said Tuesday that President Hu Jintao confirmed that China had carried out its first test flight of a stealth fighter jet.

J-20 stealth fighter photos: Did China leak them intentionally?

J-20 stealth fighter photos have appeared on Chinese websites, suggesting that the leaks of images of what could be China's first stealth fighter jet are a calculated moved by the traditionally secretive People's Liberation Army.

Why would Defense Secretary Robert Gates want to retire?

Robert Gates indicated in an interview published Monday that he plans to leave his job next year. Here are three things that might be factors in his decision.

Russia flexes military power with 'futuristic' fighter jet

Russia returned to the global stage Friday as a first-rank military and technological power by launching a 'fifth generation' fighter plane, with futuristic characteristics of stealth, sustained supersonic cruise, and integrated weapons.

What can Robert Gates achieve in extra year at Pentagon?

Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced recently that he will stay on at least another year. That will help him shepherd some of his Pentagon reforms – and perhaps start new ones.

Afghanistan war decision: how Robert Gates thinks

Pentagon chief Robert Gates is the swing vote in Obama's decision on the Afghanistan war.

When Gates stared down the F-22 lobbyists

To cut the costly F-22 Raptor, he had to fire two top Air Force officials in his way.

Senate cuts F-22 funding: a win for Obama and Gates

Proponents of the plane had argued for preserving jobs in the name of national security.

Inside the news: The F-22 Raptor warplane

Gates challenges Congress to cut 'excess' military spending

In a speech Thursday, the Defense secretary reiterated his determination to limit production of the F-22 stealth fighter. But lawmakers of both parties are fighting him.

The Air Force's new poster boys: drone jocks

The service is putting more pilots behind a joystick to fly the unmanned planes crucial to today's wars.

US needs more F-22 fighters than Gates wants, says an Air Force commander

He's at odds with the defense secretary's cap of 187 stealth jets.

Obama's defense budget shifts focus to Afghanistan and Pakistan

The administration also ends accounting practices that kept war funding from public scrutiny.

Gates axes some costly weapons, emphasizes 'irregular' warfare

Defense secretary applies lessons of Iraq, Afghanistan to new Pentagon budget.

Pentagon budget kills F-22, pumps up Special Ops

New spending plan represents a shift toward counterinsurgency needs.

Catch F-22 for Obama

A cut in weapons like the F-22 jet fighter will also cut jobs. But that's not really the point.

Gates set to leave deeper imprint on Pentagon?

Though the Pentagon budget is slated to rise, he confronts an urgent need to force greater discipline on military spending.

Air Force leadership works to regain trust

The new Chief of Staff must overcome a recent pattern of service mismanagement.