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The US military didn't know if the missile that took out a Chinese spy balloon would work when an F-22 took the shot, commander says
The F-22 pilot fired a single AIM-9X Sidewinder missile to down the balloon, which was operating at…
Jake Epstein,Christopher Woody
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How China is trying to fix the biggest problem plaguing its fighter jets
China touts its fighter jets as symbols of military capability, but those jets have long had a majo…
Benjamin Brimelow
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The stealth F-22, the top US air superiority fighter, just got its first known air-to-air kill taking out a Chinese balloon.
F-15 Eagles "supported the F-22, as did tankers from multiple states," the Defense Department said …
Katie Balevic
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A short history of US fighter aircraft — from biplanes to stealth jets
The surest way to secure the skies over a battlefield is with fighter aircraft, and nobody knows th…
Benjamin Brimelow
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The F-22 prototype first flew 32 years ago. Now Congress and the Air Force are at odds over the stealth jet's future.
The oldest F-22s are "just not upgraded to the state that we need to meet the current threat," the …
Benjamin Brimelow
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The Air Force put on a show in Montana with F-22 Raptors and B-2 bombers, and the photos are dazzling
MALMSTROM AIR FORCE BASE, Montana - Malmstrom Air Force Base opened its gates to the public in mid-…
Devin Doskey, US Air Force Pu…
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Here's everything you need to know about the F-22 Raptor
The F-22A Raptor is a fifth-generation fighter incorporating fourth-generation stealth technology, …
Bennie J. Davis III, Defense …
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The F-22's cockpit is off-limits and highly classified - but here are 11 glimpses inside the Raptor
As such, no photos of the nuts and bolts of the cockpit have been released. A few do seem to exist …
Daniel Brown
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F-22 and F-35A fighters teamed up for the first time to take on F-16s in Hawaii
This first iteration of Pacific Raptor began on January 23, and entailed twice-daily takeoffs of F-…
Senior Airman John Linzmeier,…
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The F-35 was 'designed precisely' to fight and win in the kind of war happening in Ukraine, former test pilot says
The F-35's "capacity to neutralize the enemy cannot be matched by any other airplane," former test …
Constantine Atlamazoglou
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Hurricane Michael: Devastating photos show how Tyndall Air Force base and its F-22 Raptors got rocked
"A number of aircraft were left behind in hangars due to maintenance or safety reasons, and all of …
Daniel Brown
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11 crazy up-close photos of the F-22 Raptor stealth fighter jet soaring through the air
One could make a case for the F-35 being superior to the F-22, but they are ultimately different ki…
Daniel Brown
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13 photos of the Su-57, Russia's first stealth fighter that can outmaneuver the F-22 Raptor
While Russia recently announced its desire to turn its first stealth fighter into a sixth generatio…
Daniel Brown
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11 photos of the J-20, China's first stealth fighter jet that 'could soon surpass' the F-22 Raptor
While most analysts agree that the F-22 is, at the moment, still superior, the chief editor of Mili…
Daniel Brown
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We asked an F-22 Raptor squadron commander if he's worried about Russia's Su-57 stealth fighter - and he laughed
Russia has touted its new Su-57, which is still undergoing testing and has yet to be mass produced,…