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F-22 Raptor To Get Distributed Infrared Search And Track System
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F-22 Raptor To Get Distributed Infrared Search And Track System

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jan 22, 2025

A greater focus on long range strike capabilities is among the alternatives the U.S. Air Force is considering to a costly new crewed sixth-generation stealth combat jet as part of its Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) family of systems. A lower-cost design focused primarily on acting as a 'quarterback' for Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) drones is also still on the table.
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$20 Billion Price Tag To Complete Development Of USAF’s Next Generation Fighter (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jan 13, 2025

In the face of post-Cold War drawdowns, the U.S. Air Force pushed ahead with buying the famously expensive F-22 Raptor stealth fighter in part because of a perhaps unexpected reason: concerns about Syrian air defenses.
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Syria’s Air Defenses Helped Make The F-22A Raptor A Reality

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 20, 2024

As if it didn’t have a distinctive enough look already, Boeing’s remarkable 757 Flying Test Bed — better known as “The Catfish” due to its unique and highly modified nose profile — has got some striking new colors. The red, white, and blue scheme is a direct reference to the livery this very same aircraft originally wore, as the prototype for the 757 family.
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Boeing’s 757 ‘Catfish’ Flying F-22 Avionics Testbed Emerges With Retro Look

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Oct 22, 2024

U.S. Air Force officials at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia are looking at installing anti-drone nets to help protect F-22 Raptor stealth fighters on the flightline.
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Protective Nets To Shield F-22s Eyed For Airbase Swarmed By Mystery Drones

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Oct 9, 2024

Canadian authorities have released an image of an unidentified object that was shot down over the country's Yukon Territory by a U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor stealth fighter in February 2023.
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First Look At Mystery Object Shot Down Over Canada By F-22 Raptor Last Year

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Sep 25, 2024

New questions have emerged about the future of the F/A-XX Next Generation Fighter program, the budget for which a draft Senate defense bill would slash.
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Navy’s F/A-XX Next Generation Fighter Program Would Be Gutted Under Senate Defense Bill

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 16, 2024

There is no official replacement for the F-22 Raptor, says the head of Air Combat Command. That could be another blow to the withering Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program.
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Air Force Now Says It Has No Official F-22 Raptor Replacement

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jul 10, 2024

A new report from the Government Accountability Office raises questions and concerns about the Air Force's push to retire 32 Block 20 F-22 Raptors.
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Ditching Older F-22s Risks Creating Capability Gaps, New Costs

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 19, 2024

A US Air Force F-22 stealth fighter has suffered a mishap at an airport in Georgia today, May 6, 2024.
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F-22 Raptor Ends Up On Its Side During Air Guard Exercise (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 6, 2024

F-16s from Eielson AFB now 18th Fighter Interceptor Squadron.
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F-16 Aggressor Squadron In Alaska Becomes Unique Air Defense Unit

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Apr 4, 2024

F-22 with stealthy wing tanks and pods.
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F-22 Spotted With New Stealth Wing Tanks, Infrared Sensor Pods

By Tyler Rogoway, Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 22, 2024

Countermeasures released by an F-22 Raptor
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This May Be The Best F-22 Raptor Demo Shot Ever

By Tyler Rogoway, Oliver Parken

Posted on Oct 10, 2023

F-22s deploy to Middle East amid tensions with Russia in Syria.
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F-22 Deployment To Middle East Aimed Squarely At Russia In Syria

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 14, 2023

F-22 fixed belly
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F-22 Raptor Badly Damaged After Belly Landing Flies Again

By Oliver Parken

Posted on May 9, 2023

F-22s Intercepted “Spherical Object” Off Hawaii In Latest Balloon Chase
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F-22s Intercepted “Spherical Object” Off Hawaii In Latest Balloon Chase

By Howard Altman, Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 2, 2023

F-22 Raptor pilots are testing the new Next-Generation Fixed Wing Helmet
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F-22 Raptor Pilots Give New Helmets A Spin

By Emma Helfrich

Posted on Apr 12, 2023

F-22 shoot down
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F-22 Shoots Down Another Object, This Time Over Canada (Updated)

By Stetson Payne

Posted on Feb 11, 2023

F-22 Shoots Down “Object” Flying High Over Alaskan Waters (Updated)
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F-22 Shoots Down “Object” Flying High Over Alaskan Waters (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick, Howard Altman

Updated on Feb 10, 2023

F-22 Balloon shoot down china
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The Shooting Down Of China’s Spy Balloon In Moment-By-Moment Audio

By Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Feb 7, 2023

Chinese Spy Balloon shot down
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F-22 Shoots Down Chinese Spy Balloon Off Carolinas With Missile (Updated)

By Stetson Payne, Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Feb 4, 2023

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F-22 Test Pilot Details The Raptor’s Incredible Speed

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Dec 21, 2022

F-22 Raptor Being Readied For AIM-260 Missile By ‘Green Bats’ Testers
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F-22 Raptor Being Readied For AIM-260 Missile By ‘Green Bats’ Testers

By Jamie Hunter

Posted on Aug 11, 2022

Ukraine Situation Report: F-22 Raptors Arrive In Poland
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Ukraine Situation Report: F-22 Raptors Arrive In Poland

By Emma Helfrich

Posted on Aug 4, 2022

F-22 Raptors land at RAF Lakenheath
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F-22 Raptors Are Heading To Poland

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jul 28, 2022

F-22 Raptors
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Don’t Retire Oldest F-22 Raptors, Upgrade Them, Demands Congress

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jun 21, 2022

F22 upgrades NGAD Fuel Tanks pods
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F-22 Raptor’s Future Upgrades Appear In Art Posted By Air Force General

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Apr 28, 2022

F22 NGAD Budget
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F-22 Being Used To Test Next Generation Air Dominance ‘Fighter’ Tech

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Apr 26, 2022

Air Force Wants To Retire 33 F-22s, Buy More F-15EXs In New Budget
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Air Force Wants To Retire 33 F-22s, Buy More F-15EXs In New Budget

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 1, 2022

F-22s Scrambled To Investigate A Mysterious High-Altitude Balloon Off The Coast Of Hawaii (Updated)
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F-22s Scrambled To Investigate A Mysterious High-Altitude Balloon Off The Coast Of Hawaii (Updated)

By Brett Tingley and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Feb 19, 2022

F-22 Raptor Spotted Flying With Stealthy Underwing Pods
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F-22 Raptor Spotted Flying With Stealthy Underwing Pods

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Feb 8, 2022

The F-22 Raptor Could Finally Get The Infrared Sensor It Was Originally Promised
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The F-22 Raptor Could Finally Get The Infrared Sensor It Was Originally Promised

By Thomas Newdick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jan 13, 2022

The F-117 Tested A Mirror-Like Skin Decades Before The F-22 Did
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The F-117 Tested A Mirror-Like Skin Decades Before The F-22 Did

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 23, 2021

Incredible Images Of A Stripped-Down F-22 Raptor Being Rebuilt After A Belly Landing
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Incredible Images Of A Stripped-Down F-22 Raptor Being Rebuilt After A Belly Landing

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 21, 2021

F-22 Raptor Covered In Mirror-Like Coating Photographed Flying Out Of Nellis AFB
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F-22 Raptor Covered In Mirror-Like Coating Photographed Flying Out Of Nellis AFB

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 22, 2021

F-35s Nearly Collided With F-22s Right After Last Year’s Raptor Crash
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F-35s Nearly Collided With F-22s Right After Last Year’s Raptor Crash

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Oct 14, 2021

F-22 Export Briefing Shows What It Would Have Taken To Sell The Raptor Abroad
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F-22 Export Briefing Shows What It Would Have Taken To Sell The Raptor Abroad

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Sep 16, 2021

Watch This F-22 Raptor’s Tailhook Catch The Arresting Wire During An Emergency Landing
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Watch This F-22 Raptor’s Tailhook Catch The Arresting Wire During An Emergency Landing

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Aug 12, 2021

A Fifth Of The Air Force’s Combat-Coded F-22 Stealth Fighters Are Headed For Guam
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A Fifth Of The Air Force’s Combat-Coded F-22 Stealth Fighters Are Headed For Guam

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 16, 2021

Questions Remain After Report That F-22s Scrambled Due To Major Russian Naval Exercise Near Hawaii (Updated)
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Questions Remain After Report That F-22s Scrambled Due To Major Russian Naval Exercise Near Hawaii (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 17, 2021

Hawaii-Based F-22s Scrambled On FAA’s Request But Nobody Will Say Why (Updated)
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Hawaii-Based F-22s Scrambled On FAA’s Request But Nobody Will Say Why (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 15, 2021

New Details Emerge About The Secretive Program That Aims To Replace The F-22
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New Details Emerge About The Secretive Program That Aims To Replace The F-22

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on May 14, 2021

Yes, It’s True, The F-22 Isn’t In The Air Force Chief’s Future Fighter Plans
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Yes, It’s True, The F-22 Isn’t In The Air Force Chief’s Future Fighter Plans

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on May 13, 2021

Honeywell Fined Millions Over Exporting Sensitive Info On F-22, F-35, And More To China (Updated)
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Honeywell Fined Millions Over Exporting Sensitive Info On F-22, F-35, And More To China (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 10, 2021

F-22 And F-35 Datalinks Finally Talk Freely With Each Other Thanks To A U-2 Flying Translator
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F-22 And F-35 Datalinks Finally Talk Freely With Each Other Thanks To A U-2 Flying Translator

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Apr 30, 2021

F-22 Stealth Fighter Ends Up Nose Down On The Runway At Eglin Air Force Base In Florida
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F-22 Stealth Fighter Ends Up Nose Down On The Runway At Eglin Air Force Base In Florida

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 16, 2021

Stealthy XQ-58 Drone Busts The Networking Logjam Between F-22 And F-35
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Stealthy XQ-58 Drone Busts The Networking Logjam Between F-22 And F-35

By Joseph Trevithick, Thomas Newdick, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Dec 15, 2020

This Shot Of An A-10, F-35, And F-22 Billowing Vapor In Formation Is Absolutely Insane
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This Shot Of An A-10, F-35, And F-22 Billowing Vapor In Formation Is Absolutely Insane

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Test Pilot Explains The YF-23 Black Widow’s Awesomely Innovative Flight Control System
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Test Pilot Explains The YF-23 Black Widow’s Awesomely Innovative Flight Control System

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Check Out This Incredibly Rare Image Of An F-22 Pilot Wearing A Helmet Mounted Display
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Check Out This Incredibly Rare Image Of An F-22 Pilot Wearing A Helmet Mounted Display

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

This F-22 Raptor Wing Tank Storage Facility Looks Like A Science Fiction Movie Set
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This F-22 Raptor Wing Tank Storage Facility Looks Like A Science Fiction Movie Set

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

This Lecture By An F-22 Test Pilot On The Raptor’s Flight Control System Is Bonkers
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This Lecture By An F-22 Test Pilot On The Raptor’s Flight Control System Is Bonkers

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 11, 2020

Study On Restarting F-22 Production Has Finally Arrived, Here’s The Verdict
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Study On Restarting F-22 Production Has Finally Arrived, Here’s The Verdict

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 5, 2020

F-22 Now Has AIM-9X But Still No Helmet Mounted Display To Use With It
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F-22 Now Has AIM-9X But Still No Helmet Mounted Display To Use With It

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 3, 2020

Now the Head Of the USAF Is Jumping On the F-22 Production Re-Start Bandwagon
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Now the Head Of the USAF Is Jumping On the F-22 Production Re-Start Bandwagon

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 2, 2020

F-22 Raptors Could Become Aggressors Under Air Force’s Radical New Training Plan
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F-22 Raptors Could Become Aggressors Under Air Force’s Radical New Training Plan

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 24, 2020

F-22 Raptor Stealth Fighter Crashes During Training Flight In Florida (Updated)
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F-22 Raptor Stealth Fighter Crashes During Training Flight In Florida (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 15, 2020

Hawaii Air National Guard F-22s, KC-135, And C-17 Do The “Elephant Walk” In Honolulu
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Hawaii Air National Guard F-22s, KC-135, And C-17 Do The “Elephant Walk” In Honolulu

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Apr 22, 2020

Watch Every F-22 Raptor Air Show Maneuver From Inside The Cockpit For The First Time
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Watch Every F-22 Raptor Air Show Maneuver From Inside The Cockpit For The First Time

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Apr 12, 2020

This Slow Motion Footage Of An F-22 Raptor Maneuvering Is Mesmerizing
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This Slow Motion Footage Of An F-22 Raptor Maneuvering Is Mesmerizing

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Mar 15, 2020

Setting The Record Straight On Why Fighter Jets Can’t All Simply Fly Away To Escape Storms
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Setting The Record Straight On Why Fighter Jets Can’t All Simply Fly Away To Escape Storms

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

This Is What A Northrop F-23A Would’ve Looked Like If It Had Beaten Lockheed’s F-22
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This Is What A Northrop F-23A Would’ve Looked Like If It Had Beaten Lockheed’s F-22

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

The Only Man Who Flew Both The F-22 And The YF-23 On Why The YF-23 Lost
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The Only Man Who Flew Both The F-22 And The YF-23 On Why The YF-23 Lost

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

These Images Of An F-22 Raptor’s Crumbling Radar Absorbent Skin Are Fascinating
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These Images Of An F-22 Raptor’s Crumbling Radar Absorbent Skin Are Fascinating

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019