The F-22 was supposed to fade quietly into the F-47's shadow. Instead a photographer caught one over the Mojave wearing its ...

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 operates a ...

The F-22 Raptor cost a ridiculous amount of money as it became the first fifth-generation jet fighter – one of the reasons why Lockheed Martin and Boeing discontinued production of the F-22 in 2012.

In 2025, the second J-36 demonstrator was seen featuring what appears to be a return to the F-22's previously unique rectangular exhaust nozzles.

Seeing how the F-22 Raptor is one of the world's very few 5th generation aircraft, thus one of the newest flying fighting platforms in the U.S. arsenal, you'd think it is fully equipped to meet the ...

Nearly 30 years since its first test flight in 1997, the Lockheed Martin-Boeing F-22 Raptor still looks like it came from the future. Sporting both a curved body and hard-edged angles as well as that ...

The F-22 Raptor is a unique fighter jet in many respects. It's a rare model that boasts the ability to supercruise, or achieve speeds in excess of Mach 1 without needing to engage its afterburners.

The F-22’s holistic design—born of the Advanced Tactical Fighter program—prioritizes air dominance over ground attack. In the high-stakes arena of modern aerial warfare, where split-second decisions ...