One of the world’s most impressive and technologically advanced fighter aircraft has been confirmed for a first-ever visit to ...

-Even if the U.S. Air Force had built its originally planned fleet of 750 F-22 Raptors, the need for the next-generation F-47 fighter would still be urgent. -While a larger F-22 fleet would provide a ...

The U.S. Air Force has quietly crossed a threshold in human‑machine teaming, with an F‑22 Raptor pilot taking direct control of an MQ‑20 Avenger drone from the fighter’s own cockpit during a mock ...

A General Atomics MQ-20 Avenger drone prepares for taxi at El Mirage Airfield, Calif. June 24, 2021. (Staff Sgt. Tabatha Arellano/Air Force) The pilot of a Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor stealth fighter ...

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 ...

For now, the F-22 Raptor remains the greatest air superiority fighter ever built. But China is catching up. The Chengdu J-20 and the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor represent the respective apexes of ...