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Looking back at its first combat operations against ISIS, the F-22 proved it could do much more than dominate the skies, ...
Largely forgotten, the X-44 MANTA (Multi-Axis No-Tail Aircraft) was an ambitious concept in the late 1990s by Lockheed Martin ...
The United States Air Force will keep the Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor in service until 2060, extending the life of the aircraft for another 43 years.
Looking les and less likely. According to a weekend report from Reuters news agency, one of Washington's closest Asian allies may be ending a several decades-long practice of purchasing its ...
On Feb. 21, 2025, an F-22A Raptor using radio ... Issues with landing gear are more common than one might think and are not limited to the F-22. The F-35 Lighting II aircraft has also a history ...
The F-22A Raptor was introduced Dec. 15, 2005, and a total of 187 operational aircraft were built. The last airframe was delivered to the Air Force in 2012. Development and Design.
F-22 Raptor: The Advanced Fighter America Needed But Couldn’t Afford The F-22A Raptor is probably the most advanced air superiority fighter in existence today. It is the Michael Jordan of fifth ...
It is both painful and amusing to watch the crowing over this week's vote by the Senate to delete $1.75 billion in funding for the continued production of the Lockheed-Martin F-22A Raptor.
President Obama's fiscal year (FY) 2010 defense budget request would stop production of the F-22A Raptor at just 187 aircraft and permanently shut down this production line.
F-22A shoots down mysterious aircraft over Canada: Feb. 11, 2023. An F-22 Raptor in full afterburner during flight testing at Edwards Air Force Base, California (U.S. Air Force photo) ...
WASHINGTON — An F-22A Raptor jet — the newest fighter in the Air Force inventory — crashed Wednesday during a test flight north of Edwards Air Force Base in California. Lockheed Martin says ...
An F-22A Raptor taxis to the runway at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022. (Frank Andrews/Stars and Stripes) The first of these aircraft arrived Nov. 4 from the 3rd Wing at Joint ...