Fighter Jet Down in Calif. Desert

An Air Force F-22 fighter jet has crashed in the California desert near Edwards Air Force Base, the Los Angeles Times reports. The $140 million aircraft was on a training mission when it crashed this morning, and the fate of the pilot is unknown. The F-22, a supersonic stealth jet, is a new model, and the Air Force plans to buy 183 of them, the AP adds. (Read more Edwards AFB stories.)