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

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 ...

The F-22 has been the world’s most formidable air superiority fighter since it first entered service in 2005. Although the Raptor has yet to kill a target in anger, aviation specialists almost ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

More than 190 F-22 fighter jets were manufactured for the U.S. military, including eight test aircraft. 4. The Raptor program was beset by design and costs overruns.

It wasn’t a short gestation period for the world’s best air superiority fighter. The need for a jet like the F-22 to replace the F-15 was first officially voiced by the Air Force in the early ...