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Saturday, December 01, 2007

Pentagon said planning to extend Lockheed F-22 line

Defense Department officials are planning to extend production of Lockheed Martin Corp's F-22 fighter jet amid concerns over the airworthiness of the aging fleet it is replacing, a senior Pentagon official and a person noted for close ties to the Pentagon said on Friday.

"Pentagon insiders say the Office of the Secretary of Defense is planning ... to continue production" beyond the 183 F-22s due to be delivered by the end of 2011, said Loren Thompson of the Arlington, Virginia-based Lexington Institute, noted for links to the Pentagon and industry.

"Policymakers are under pressure ... because Cold War fighters are falling out of the sky due to age," he added, referring to the Nov. 2 crash of an aging F-15C that prompted grounding of much of the F-15 fleet twice this month.

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