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 ...

Ultimately, the Air Force selected the YF-22, which became the F-22 Raptor, not because the YF ... gray and unofficially ...

or what would be the F-22 Raptor. The Lockheed team had an idea to test two different engines, so they built two different ...

The world’s first-ever fifth-generation fighter platform may be nearing retirement, but the F-22 Raptor is still being enhanced to retain an edge over newer near-peers. As the Air Force’s top ...

The Elephant Walk featured 24 F-22s and six T-38s of the 1st Fighter Wing. Aircraft belonging to the 1st Fighter Wing took part in a surge exercise at ...

An curved arrow pointing right. The US Air Force's F-22 Raptor has been described as "the most lethal fighter aircraft in the world," but until recently it was used primarily as a bodyguard for ...

In August, F-22 Raptor fighter jets from the 90th Fighter Squadrons deployed to the Middle East to counter the threat of Iranian drones and missiles. Only hours after they had touched down in the ...

The F-22 will receive an embedded set of TacIRST sensors as part of the Infrared Defensive System to enhance aircraft survivability and lethality. Lockheed Martin announced on Jan. 22, 2025, that ...

Lockheed Martin Corp. LMT recently clinched a deal worth $270 million to integrate a system of next-generation infrared defensive sensors on the F-22 Raptor military aircraft. The award has been ...

Justin Taylor, vice president, F-22 program at Lockheed Martin added: "Lockheed Martin is proud to continue partnering with the Air Force on essential modernization efforts for the Raptor ...