The F-22 Raptor is about to get a second act. After years of debate over whether to retire or merely sustain the fleet, the ...

Designed for air superiority, stealth, and possessing advanced sensor fusion, the United States Air Force’s fifth-generation F-22 Raptor, designed by Lockheed Martin, represents the pinnacle of ...

The Air Force plans on flying the F-22 Raptor well into the 2040s. But to remain competitive against near-peer fighter jets, it needs upgrades now and in the future. The U.S. Air Force operates a ...

The Advanced Tactical Fighter competition is often remembered as a clean win for the F-22 Raptor, but the losing prototype, Northrop’s YF-23, has only grown in stature with time. As air combat shifts ...

Recently disclosed tests with the F-22 set a new record for the AIM-120 AMRAAM in 2024, part of the form, fit, function refresh (F3R) development effort. The AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air ...

The F-22 Raptor is the world's first 5th-generation jet fighter, and the stealthiest fighter jet ever built. The F-22 entered active service in 2005, and it continues to support U.S. military ...

Supercruise is central to the F-22 Raptor’s combat prowess. It allows the jet to maintain supersonic speeds without afterburner Supercruise enables the Raptor to close on targets quicker with lower ...

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) on Nov. 17 announced the successful test of an F-22 Raptor fighter controlling an MQ-20 Avenger unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) for the first ...

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 ...

I figured that there would be some kind of PR offensive out of the Joint Strike Fighter program in preparation for the floating of the UK carrier and the international debut of the F-35, and here it ...

Capt. Jeff Haney was killed in a crash in November 2010. Dec. 15, 2011 — -- The U.S. Air Force is blaming an F-22 fighter pilot for the crash that cost his life, even though the plane -- one of a ...