The F-22 Raptor is hailed as one of the most advanced fighter jets in the world, but what makes it so special, and why is the ...

After years of development, the U.S. Air Force’s sixth-generation fighter,the long-awaited replacement for the F-22 Raptor, ...

Summary and Key Points: The F-22 Raptor is widely considered the best fighter jet of all time, particularly for air superiority. Originally developed in the 1980s and 1990s, this fifth-generation ...

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 F-22 produced by Lockheed Martin is the ultimate fighter in the air, thanks to its agility, stealth, and smarts. Pratt & Whitney provides the ...

The fifth-generation F-22 Raptor fighter jet is one of the most advanced planes in existence — the F-22 can reach a top speed of Mach 1.7 and has enough stealth that other pilots can't get a ...

The Air Force manual for the F-22 says that the Raptor's top speed is Mach 2, but James E. "JB" Brown pushed it to Mach 2.1 once just to prove it was possible, according to The War Zone.

May 7, 2012 — -- Two F-22 Raptor pilots have said publicly that not only are they afraid to fly the most expensive fighter jets in American history, but the military has attempted to silence ...

A Congressional panel has asked the U.S. Air Force to explore the possibility of restarting production of the F-22 fighter jet, with an eye on potentially doubling the number of Raptors in the air.

An F-22 Raptor fighter jet flying in a training mission during Red Flag 12-3 over the Nevada Test and Training Range on March 13, 2012. Reuters/U.S. Air Force ...

The shiniest jewel in the Air Force is its F-22 Raptor, a sleek, stealth fighter jet that the Pentagon says can outgun and outmaneuver any combat plane anywhere in the world. But for all its ...

The F-22 fighter jet took decades and almost $70 billion to develop. While it's been considered combat ready since 2005, the F-22 had never been used in combat until air strikes began in Syria ...