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2002-06-03, SERGEI Khitrovo: Thursday May 30, 2:02 pm Eastern Time Press Release SOURCE: Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company MARIETTA, Ga., May 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — The Lockheed Martin-led F-22 Raptor team surpassed another significant milestone in May with the successful completion of "first service-life" fatigue testing using a production quality, non-flyable Raptor airframe in a special ground-based laboratory located here. Completed on May 17, this testing is required for the program to receive its Lot 3 production contract for 23 additional Raptors from the Pentagon later this year. The F-22 Raptor air dominance fighter is built by Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. in partnership with Boeing. Lockheed Martin Aeronautics is a business area of Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT - News). "Successful completion of the first service-life of fatigue testing — the equivalent of 8,000 simulated flight hours — gives great confidence that the F-22 Raptor will provide the Air Force with a durable and rugged airframe…

2002-06-03, SERGEI Khitrovo: Monday June 3, 9:49 am Eastern Time Press Release SOURCE: Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company MARIETTA, Ga., June 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — The Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT - News)-led F-22 air dominance fighter industry team has delivered Raptor 4008 — the program's dedicated low-observable, or stealth, reliability and maintainability flight-test and evaluation aircraft — to Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. Raptor 08 arrived at Edwards late Friday, May 31. It is the last Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD), or developmental flight- test, aircraft to be delivered to the U.S. Air Force. Once at Edwards, Raptor 08 will be carefully monitored to determine the resistance of the aircraft's stealth coatings to both inclement weather as well as the usual wear-and-tear combat aircraft undergo while being operated and maintained in field conditions over a period of time. Despite the super sophisticated nature of the F-22 and its stealth technology, the Raptor is designed to be easily…