추가 8대가 도착하였다고 합니다. 예정대로 10대가 하와이에서 이륙하였으나, 도중
한대가 generator 문제가 발생 다시 하와이로... 2대가 돌아갔다고... 아마도 단독으로
태평양횡단을 시키지는 않는 모양 입니다.


Eight more F-22 stealth fighters arrive in Japan
Sun Feb 18, 2007 9:39 AM ET



KADENA AIR BASE, Japan (Reuters) - The United States sent eight more U.S. F-22 stealth fighter planes to the southern Japanese island of Okinawa on Sunday in their first full deployment overseas.

The Raptors, the U.S. Air Force's most advanced fighters and said to be the most expensive fighter planes ever built, arrived at the U.S. Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, a Reuters photographer and a TV cameraman said.

Their arrival was a week later than originally scheduled, although on Saturday an advance pair of F-22 Raptors landed.

Dozens of activists gathered near the air base to protest the deployment in Japan of the stealth fighter planes. "Raptors, go home!" they repeatedly shouted in chorus.

Ten Raptors had been expected to land in Japan on Sunday, but only eight arrived. U.S. Air Force officials said the other two stealth fighter planes had landed on Wake Island, Hawaii, because one of the planes had trouble with its generator.

A U.S. military spokesman earlier denied a report that the delay was due to a demand from North Korea during six-country talks on its nuclear arms programmed in Beijing, which ended last Tuesday with an energy-for-arms deal.

The U.S. Air Force first cited "operational reasons" as the cause of the delay of the three-month deployment, then said it was because of software problems.

U.S. Air Force General Ronald Keys said last month that the F-22 was combat-ready, rejecting a report by the Pentagon's Office of Operational Test and Evaluation that said it was still not "operationally suitable" because its defensive avionics had response-time and threat-identification problems.

The Raptors are able to gather data from multiple sources to track, identify and kill air-to-air threats before being detected by radar, and have significant surface-strike capability, according to the U.S. Air Force Web site.

The airplane's first overseas deployment would help acquaint U.S. forces in the Pacific region with the new war fighter and allow joint training with F-16, F-15E and F-18 fighter jets in the region, Lt. Col. Wade Tolliver, commander of the 27th Fighter Squadron of F-22s, said last month.
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어제 2/17일 가데나 기지에 첫 2대가 도착하였다고 합니다.
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>アメリカ空軍の最新鋭ステルス戦闘機「F-22ラプター」2機が17日、初めて沖縄県の嘉手納基地に到着した。「F-22ラプター」は、アメリカ空軍の最新鋭戦闘機で、敵のレーダーに捕まりにくい高度なステルス性と、飛行中に噴射口の向きを変えることができる高い機動性が特徴。この戦闘機がアメリカ国外の基地に展開されるのは今回が初めてで、北朝鮮の核実験などで不安定さを増す北東アジア情勢をにらんだものとみられる。「F-22ラプター」の配備は、天候やシステムの不具合で、これまで2度延期されていた。
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>An F-22 Raptor is surrounded by U.S. military personnel after landing at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, Saturday, Feb. 17, 2007. Two F-22 Raptors, America's most advanced fighter jets, were deployed Saturday in Japan for the first time, the U.S. Air Force said. Ten more F-22s were to arrive at Kadena Air Base on the southern island of Okinawa on Sunday, the Air Force said in a statement. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) ** JAPAN OUT NO SALES MANDATORY CREDIT **/2007-02-17 13:45:08/
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>An F-22 Raptor circles over Kadena Air Base before landing in Okinawa, Japan, Saturday, Feb. 17, 2007. Two F-22 Raptors, America's most advanced fighter jets, were deployed Saturday in Japan for the first time, the U.S. Air Force said. Ten more F-22s were to arrive at Kadena Air Base on the southern island of Okinawa on Sunday, the Air Force said in a statement. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) ** JAPAN OUT NO SALES MANDATORY CREDIT **/2007-02-17 14:09:17/
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