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U.S. Navy needs Hawkeye for anti-missile defense

ARLINGTON, Va., June 9 (UPI) -- The greatest threats to Navy ships in the years ahead come from missile proliferation and submarines, but the best defense starts in the sky with the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye. "State actors and non-state actors who, in the past, have only posed limited threats in the littoral are expanding their reach beyond their own shores with improved capabilities in blue water submarine operations, advanced anti-ship cruise missiles and ballistic missiles," Vice Admiral Barry McCullough testified to the House Armed Services Committee in 2008.

Outside View: DoD 'forgets' air defense

ARLINGTON, Va., May 26 (UPI) -- When the U.S. Department of Defense "rebalanced" its military aircraft programs on April 6, they forgot about buying new fighters to protect the United States.

F-22 vital for 21st century U.S. air superiority

WASHINGTON, April 1 (UPI) -- Fighters typically have a shorter design life than cargo or other mobility aircraft because of the g-forces imposed during training and wartime fighter maneuvers. A fighter executing a routine 3-g climb-out -- at three times the regular force of gravity -- on takeoff is enduring stress unknown to other types of aircraft.

F-22 displays combat superiority at high altitudes

ARLINGTON, Va., March 31 (UPI) -- The best place to be for evading surface-to-air missiles and moving through enemy fighters is at high altitude and high speed. Just how high and how fast depends on the threats.

F-22 has unique combination of speed and stealth

ARLINGTON, Va., March 30 (UPI) -- The U.S. Lockheed Martin/Boeing F-22 Raptor was designed to combat developments like those described previously. Much of its edge is built into the aerodynamics of the platform.

F-22 needed against upgraded Russian air combat capabilities

ARLINGTON, Va., March 27 (UPI) -- The developments most likely to interrupt the ability of the United States to carry out missions up to and including conventional airstrikes and thus imperil deterrence come from a range of technologies. Developments in these areas can be seen as pacesetters.

U.S. Air Force needs operational freedom to neutralize new threats

ARLINGTON, Va., March 26 (UPI) -- Mobile missile launchers could threaten everything from an anti-satellite attack to use of nuclear weapons. Mobile launchers are notoriously difficult to pin down.

U.S. needs to deter China's mobile missile launchers

WASHINGTON, March 25 (UPI) -- As threats shift, the ability of the Lockheed Martin/Boeing F-22 Raptor to cover a volume of airspace against air and surface-to-air threats could become a significant edge.

F-22 is needed to project deterrence toward a reviving Russia

ARLINGTON, Va., March 24 (UPI) -- The return of Russia as a world power comes after a brief, economically driven absence in the late 1990s. Russia has been through periods of inward retrenchment before. However, with control over massive oil and gas reserves, Russia has re-emerged as a powerhouse. Now that nation is causing friction around its borders on issues from energy supplies to missile defense. New member states of the U.S.-led North Atlantic Treaty Organization have been particular targets.

F-22 necessary for any pre-emptive strike on Iran

ARLINGTON, Va., March 24 (UPI) -- Definitive signs of weapons deployment by a bellicose regime in Iran might lead to a decision in favor of pre-emptive, multinational action. While none would be eager for this kind of scenario, the fact remains that it would task Lockheed Martin/Boeing F-22 Raptors heavily.

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