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The F-22’s New Fuel Tanks Don’t Have to Be Dropped Before Combat — That Single Change Adds 850 Nautical Miles of Range and Solves...
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The official unveiling of the "Raptor 2.0" at the 2026 Air & Space Forces Association (AFA) Warfare Symposium marks the most significant transformation of...
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Summary and Key Points: The X-44 MANTA was envisioned as a radical, tailless derivative of the F-22—stripping away vertical and horizontal tails to cut...
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Synopsis: The Lockheed Martin FB-22 was a 2000s-era proposal for a “regional bomber” derived from the F-22 Raptor. -While it shared the Raptor’s engines...
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Synopsis: The F-22 Raptor remains the world’s premier air-superiority fighter, but its survival comes at a “King’s Ransom.” -Truncated to just 187 airframes in...
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The F-22 Raptor’s 2060 Future: Why the Air Force Refuses to Retire the King of Stealth Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Air Force...
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Key Points and Summary – The F-22 remains America’s top air-superiority jet, but NGAD’s F-47 won’t arrive in mass for years. -A “Super Raptor”...
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Key Points and Summary – Lockheed’s YF-22 wasn’t the inevitable winner of the Air Force’s Advanced Tactical Fighter contest. -Northrop’s YF-23 “Black Widow II”...
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Key Points and Summary – In the 1990s, Washington locked the F-22 Raptor behind an export ban meant to protect America’s most advanced stealth...