The F-22 Raptor, the world’s most dominant fighter, is a ghost of the fleet America intended. -The U.S. Air Force, originally wanting 750, saw the program slashed to just 186 planes. -This strategic ...

Key Points and Summary - Talk of a “Super F-22” surged after President Trump’s comments, but the smart play isn’t reviving production—it’s disciplined, bounded upgrades to the fleet we have while ...

The service in a new report to Congress says the Raptor is the “threshold platform” for CCA, though integration with F-16s, F-35As, F-15Es and F-15EXs is an emerging consideration. Uncrewed aircraft ...

Clipping the F-22’s wings not only weakens America, but incurs the massive financial and strategic costs involved with canceling the program now and trusting in a sixth-generation warplane later. Yet ...

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 ...

According to Raytheon, an F-22 Raptor assigned to the Air Force’s Air Combat Command successfully executed the longest known AIM-120 AMRAAM fired by a 5th-generation jet during a series of tests in ...