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The F-22 Raptor keeps winning because it was built for one job

There is the confidence that is peculiar when flight line is established in the area of one aircraft- and the F-22 does evoke it yet. The shape of the jet can be considered commonplace, but the ...
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The Air Force Will Soon Have 32 Additional F-22 Combat Ready ‘Raptor’ Fighters

Key Points and Summary - The Air Force plans to modernize early Block 20 F-22s—once training jets—adding open mission systems, improved stealth coatings, EW upgrades, and AIM-9X/AIM-120D/AIM-260 ...
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F-22 Raptor pairs with Avenger drone in combat flight test

A General Atomics MQ-20 Avenger drone prepares for taxi at El Mirage Airfield, Calif. June 24, 2021. (Staff Sgt. Tabatha Arellano/Air Force) The pilot of a Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor stealth fighter ...
The National Interest

The F-22 Raptor Is Already the Best Fighter Jet in the World. Now It’s Getting Even Better.

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 National Interest

The F-22 Is Getting New Upgrades (And Why There’s No Need for an F-47)

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 ...