Lockheed Martin’s FB-22 was never just a “bomberized Raptor” – it was a heavily re-imagined strike aircraft built on F-22 DNA ...
The F-22 fleet remains relevant but a replacement is already under development; the F-47 NGAD sixth-generation fighter will ultimately replace the F-22, and when that happens, the F-22 will retire as ...
The F-22’s holistic design—born of the Advanced Tactical Fighter program—prioritizes air dominance over ground attack. In the high-stakes arena of modern aerial warfare, where split-second decisions ...
St. Cloud Sky Central Airport will host the North Star Air Show in August 2026, including the U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor ...
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America’s big F-22 Raptor fighter mistake still stings hard

In the 1990s, Washington locked the F-22 Raptor behind an export ban meant to protect America’s most advanced stealth tech.
Raptor, a word for a swift and deadly bird of prey, is certainly an appropriate name for the F-22. The formidable fighter has a top speed of over Mach 2.0, with afterburners that allow it to push ...
High speed can make stealth fighter jets like the F-117 more visible to radar due to the plane's unstable aerodynamics and ...
The US Air Force (USAF) has successfully paired one its Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor stealth fighters with an uncrewed jet in a demonstration flight. The unmanned platform was a General Atomics ...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) on Nov. 17 announced the successful test of an F-22 Raptor fighter ...
Using a pilot vehicle interface (PVI), the F-22 pilot commanded the drone to execute a specific mission profile.