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Thursday, April 07, 2011

Raptor to use F-35 radar absorbent coatings

F-22 RaptorThe newest F-22 stealth fighters produced at Lockheed Martin’s Marietta, Ga., factory have improved radar absorbent coatings derived from the company’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program.

“Some of the [low observables] coatings system and gap-fillers that the F-35 had an advantage on, we have incorporated into the Raptor,” said Jeff Babione, vice president and general manager of the F-22 program for Lockheed Martin.

The new materials do not alter the F-22’s radar cross-section, but do improve on the durability of those coatings. The benefit for the Air Force is a reduced maintenance burden, Babione said.

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