The low number of F-22s produced placed the unit cost at an astronomical $350 million per aircraft. But the heavy investment yielded a truly astonishing plane. The F-22 Raptor is likely going to be ...

A lot of people are talking about the costs of America's most advanced planes, including the first fifth-gen fighter, the ...

We got a rare look at the F-22A Raptor which was repaired after being involved in a landing mishap a few years ago. On Feb. 21, 2025, an F-22A Raptor ...

Eyewitness Jonathan Butner recorded nearly 90 minutes of footage showing “upwards of 40-plus” drones on a direct path to ...

US F-22 Raptor stealth fighter jets just completed their first "combat surge" in operations over Syria, and in doing so it backed down almost 600 enemy aircraft in the crowded skies there that see ...

While the US struggles with deteriorating radar-absorbent materials, China has looked to the past for its cutting-edge ...

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 ...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii — The F-22 Raptor is known for its air dominance, but without maintenance, it wouldn't fly. Although the F-22 entered the Air Force in 2005, airmen from ...

Pratt & Whitney secured a three-year contract to sustain the F119 engines which power the U.S. Air Force’s F-22 fleet. Pratt & Whitney has been awarded a $1.5 billion contract to keep sustaining ...

Recently, Heritage Flight pilots have been training at Davis-Monthan. The Heritage Flight Training Course at the base ...

Historic and current aircraft participating this year, include the F-35 Lightning II, F-22 Raptor, F-16 Fighting Falcon, P-51 Mustang, F-86 Sabre and the AS355N helicopter. The Heritage Flight ...

Modern stealth aircraft, including the F-22 and F-35, rely on layered coatings to deflect radar signals. But these materials degrade rapidly under stress. US maintenance logs reveal that even ...