What You Need to Know: The Northrop/McDonnell Douglas YF-23A “Black Widow II,” designed for the 1980s ATF program, competed with and ultimately lost to the F-22A Raptor, largely due to the latter’s ...

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 using radio callsign COACH 1, arrived at Naval Air ...

Twelve U.S. Air Force F-22A Raptor stealth fighters landed at RAF Lakenheath, UK, on their way to the Middle East, where they are deploying in preparation for a potential Iranian attack on Israel.

Watch this F-22A Raptor RC jet execute a smooth, controlled landing with impressive scale realism. From the steady approach to the clean touchdown, this flight highlights precision control and modern ...

The Air Force wants to retire 32 older F-22A Raptors that it says would cost too much to get ready for combat, but House lawmakers appear poised to keep blocking those retirements. (Airman 1st Class ...

In a series of simulated air combat encounters over Syria, the American F-22A Raptor consistently outperformed the Russian Su-35S and Su-30SM fighter jets. American Jet Dominates Russian Fighters in ...

The F-22A Raptor is hands down the best warplane to fly the unfriendly skies today. The F-22 was originally designed in the 1980s as a next-level, fifth-generation air superiority fighter, intended to ...