F-22 Raptor Scores First

The F-22 Combined Test Force met another key milestone last month when Raptor 4005 fired a guided AIM-120 Amraam, scoring a ``hit'' on a subscale aerial target. The Sept. 21 test mission marked the first time a ``full-up-avionics'' Raptor had launched a radar-guided missile to evaluate the aircraft...

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