An F-22 from the 3rd Wing at JB Elmendorf, Alaska, “lost contact with air traffic control at 7:40 p.m. Alaska time” (11:40 East Coast time) on Tuesday while on a routine training mission, officials from the base announced in a release. A search is underway, they said. Stay tuned for more updates.
Lockheed Martin plans to enter the Advanced Tactical Trainer fray to supply the Air Force with a new jet to bridge between undergraduate flight instruction and fighter training units, but declined to say whether it will offer a T-50A derivative, a different non-developmental airplane, or a clean-sheet design. It's comments…