Lockheed Martin [LMT] delivered the 195th and final F-22 Raptor fighter jet to the Air Force yesterday in a ceremony held at the company’s Marietta, Ga., location, a company statement said. This final Raptor becomes part of a service fleet of 187 operational F-22s and will join other F-22s in the Air Force’s 3rd Wing at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, the statement said. In all, Lockheed Martin delivered 195 F-22s to the Air Force beginning in 1997, with eight Raptors…
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