The National Interest on MSN
Forget Stealth: The F-22 Raptor’s Speed Makes It the Best Fighter in the World
The F-22’s holistic design—born of the Advanced Tactical Fighter program—prioritizes air dominance over ground attack.
National Security Journal on MSN
The Air Force Might Soon Have 32 Extra F-22 Combat Ready ‘Raptor’ Stealth Fighters
The Air Force may upgrade 35 older F-22 Block 20 Raptors once slated for retirement, converting training airframes into combat-coded jets to bolster stealth capacity before sixth-generation NGAD ...
The F-22 Raptor is a unique fighter jet in many respects. It's a rare model that boasts the ability to supercruise, or achieve speeds in excess of Mach 1 without needing to engage its afterburners.
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 ...
24/7 Wall St. on MSN
From the F-22 to the C-130: Every USAF Aircraft Currently in Service
The U.S. Air Force is easily, by far, the most powerful air force on the planet. The USAF showcased its strength most ...
Distant low rumbling: While the national anthem played over Patrick Space Force Base loudspeakers at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, July 10, two U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor stealth fighters started swooping back ...
FLYING Magazine on MSN
Boeing Already Building Next-Generation Fighter Jet
Boeing has started manufacturing work on the first F-47 sixth-generation fighter jet only months after it was awarded the contract.
At $358 million a copy, it’s fairly easy to find folks in the Pentagon critical of the value-added of the Air Force’s F-22 fighter. It’s a little tougher to find someone in the Air Force to take on ...
The Aviationist on MSN
First Boeing F-47 In Production, First Flight by 2028
U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff General David Allvin announced on Sept. 22, 2025 that Boeing had begun the manufacturing ...
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