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The F-22 Raptor Stealth Fighter Will Never Fly from a U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier

The U.S. Navy nearly built its own version of the legendary F-22 Raptor stealth fighter—a swept-wing carrier variant called the NATF-22 Sea Raptor that...

Steve BalestrieriMay 6, 2026

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor, flown by Capt. Samuel “Razz” Larson, F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team pilot, deploys flares over the Gulf of Mexico during the 2024 Gulf Coast Salute Air Show at Panama City Beach, Florida, May 4. The F-22’s unique combination of stealth, speed, agility and situational awareness, combined with lethal long-range air-to-air and air-to-ground weaponry, makes it one of the most advanced fighters in the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stefan Alvarez)

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor, flown by Capt. Samuel “Razz” Larson, F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team pilot, deploys flares over the Gulf of Mexico during the 2024 Gulf Coast Salute Air Show at Panama City Beach, Florida, May 4. The F-22’s unique combination of stealth, speed, agility and situational awareness, combined with lethal long-range air-to-air and air-to-ground weaponry, makes it one of the most advanced fighters in the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stefan Alvarez)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

F-22N Sea Raptor: Why the F-22 Stealth Fighter Will Never Fly from Aircraft Carriers

Key Points and Summary – China’s CATOBAR carrier Fujian just flew the stealthy J-35B, sharpening questions about the U.S. Navy’s reliance on a 1970s-era...

Reuben JohnsonOctober 8, 2025

An F-22 Raptor from the Air Combat Command F-22 Demonstration Team at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, practices precision aerial maneuvers, Jan. 26, 2018, in the skies over Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. The F-22 engines produce more thrust than any current fighter engine and allows the F-22 to cruise at supersonic airspeeds, greater than 1.5 Mach, without using afterburners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kenneth Boyton)

An F-22 Raptor from the Air Combat Command F-22 Demonstration Team at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, practices precision aerial maneuvers, Jan. 26, 2018, in the skies over Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. The F-22 engines produce more thrust than any current fighter engine and allows the F-22 to cruise at supersonic airspeeds, greater than 1.5 Mach, without using afterburners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kenneth Boyton)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

F-22N ‘Sea Raptor’: The Stealth Fighter The Navy Could Be Flying Right Now

Key Points and Summary – F-22N “Sea Raptor”: The Carrier Fighter That Never Was -Long proposed as a carrier-borne derivative of the F-22, the...

Christian OrrOctober 3, 2025

U.S. Air Force Maj. Joshua “Cabo” Gunderson, F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team commander and pilot, performs during the Orlando Air and Space Show at the Orlando Sanford International Airport, Florida, Oct. 30, 2022. The F-22A is a fifth-generation fighter incorporating fourth-generation technology, radical maneuvering capabilities, the ability to fly at supersonic speed without afterburners and unprecedented pilot situational awareness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joshua Hastings)

U.S. Air Force Maj. Joshua “Cabo” Gunderson, F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team commander and pilot, performs during the Orlando Air and Space Show at the Orlando Sanford International Airport, Florida, Oct. 30, 2022. The F-22A is a fifth-generation fighter incorporating fourth-generation technology, radical maneuvering capabilities, the ability to fly at supersonic speed without afterburners and unprecedented pilot situational awareness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joshua Hastings)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The U.S. Navy’s Big F-22N Sea Raptor Stealth Fighter Mistake Still Stings

Key Points and Summary – The F-22N “Sea Raptor” was the U.S. Navy’s carrier-suitable derivative of the Air Force’s F-22. -It aimed to replace...

Harry J. KazianisOctober 1, 2025