The U.S. Air Force’s F-22 Raptor isn’t just a stealth fighter, it is one of the fastest combat aircraft on the planet. Capable of hitting speeds over Mach 2, the Raptor puts almost all other fighter ...

The U.S. Department of Defense recently released details related to its budget in fiscal 2026. Totaling nearly $962 billion, ...

Key Points and Summary – In the early 2000s, there was a serious proposal to transform the F-22 Raptor air superiority ...

Key Points and Summary – Key In the early 2000s, Lockheed Martin proposed a bomber variant of the F-22, dubbed the FB-22 “Strike Raptor.” -The concept aimed to create a stealthy, supersonic ...

The Pentagon must choose between waiting for the F-47 and hoping it is the right fighter to provide air superiority, or resurrecting the F-22 program.

The list is dominated by fighter jets, with only two propeller planes, one bomber and a reconnaissance aircraft making the ...

The first production engines were delivered in 2009 and were based on the Pratt & Whitney F119 engine that had been developed ...

Amid growing concerns over the F-35 program and its proposed twin-engine variant F-55, calls to resume F-22 production are ...

The F-22 Raptor can exceed Mach 2 when at high altitude, but only reaches Mach 1.21 when low because of drag. It accelerates ...

NASA's recently-retired SOFIA airborne observatory aircraft, the "flying telescope," also called Plant 42 home. The agency's ...

— One of the Air Force's top-of-the-line F-22 fighter jets crashed Wednesday in the high desert of Southern California, killing a test pilot for prime contractor Lockheed Martin Corp.

The F-22 Raptor is a stealth fighter jet manufactured by Lockheed Martin in partnership with Boeing. It was built to combat hostile airpower, with its low observability, radical maneuvering ...