Raptor reduction

Lockheed Martin Tactical Aircraft Systems says that the man hours required to produce mid-fuselage sections for the Lockheed Martin/ Boeing F-22 Raptor have been reduced by about 60%, beating cost-reduction projections. The company has delivered two mid-fuselages so far and will ship four more this year.

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