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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.
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Building New F-22 Raptor Fighters Would Be a Giant Mistake
Key Points and Summary – Restarting the F-22 Raptor production line is a “pipe dream” that is not feasible or strategically wise. -The industrial base, including the assembly line and specialized ...
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How Fast Can the Lockheed Martin F-22 Fighter Fly?
The Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor is the pinnacle of 5th-generation air superiority, combining stealth, supercruise, and ...
Despite the newer F-35 Lightning II’s introduction, the F-22 remains dominant in terms of stealth and speed. The US Air Force ...
Lockheed Martin CEO James Taiclet has made clear his plan is to “create a best-value bridge” from today’s fifth-generation fighters to the sixth-generation Boeing F-47, winner of the U.S. Air Force’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.
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 ...
Lockheed Martin, which manufactures a host of military aircraft platforms, including the F-35 Lightning II, the F-22 Raptor, the F-16 Fighting Falcon, and the SH-60 Seahawk, slipped nearly 4.5% so far ...
The list is dominated by fighter jets, with only two propeller planes, one bomber and a reconnaissance aircraft making the ...
The United States has the world's most capable fighter jets thanks to the F-35, F-22, F-15EX, and many advanced force ...
Sikorsky is one aviation's oldest names, and the manufacturer continues to build iconic airframes and futuristic prototypes ...