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US Air Force Orders 13 Warplanes VOA News 13 Feb 2002 04:16 UTC 
The United States Air Force has placed an order for 13 F-22 Raptor warplanes with U.S. defense contractor Lockheed Martin.
The weapons manufacturing giant announced the $2.7 billion contract late Tuesday. Lockheed Martin and U.S. defense contractor Boeing have been developing the F-22 to be the most advanced fighter aircraft in the world.
The Reuters news agency says the planes will start being delivered by the end of 2004.
Some information for this report provided by DPA and Reuters.
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