U.S. Air Force Maj. Paul Lopez, F-22 Demo Team commander, performers aerial maneuvers July 14, 2019, at the “Mission Over Malmstrom” open house event on Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jacob M. Thompson) September 7 2022 marks 25 years since the first …
Read More »U.S. Air Force Sends F-22 Raptors to Poland
F-22 Raptors arrive at the Air Dominance Center in Savannah, Georgia after an exercise during Sentry Savannah on May 2, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Erica Webster) The U.S. Air Force is deploying a half-dozen F-22 Raptor stealth fighter jets to Poland as part of the latest …
Read More »F-22 Retirement Deadlock: U.S. Congress Tries to Block Air Force Plans to Retire Raptors
F-22 Raptors are parked under overhangs on Sept. 16, 2015, at the Tyndall Air Force Base (Fla.) flight line. (U.S. Air Force illustration by Airman 1st Class Sergio A. Gamboa) Both the House and Senate Armed Services Committees are trying to block U.S. Air Force plans to retire F-22 Raptor …
Read More »F-22 Raptor In All Its Glory Doing Something Amazing At Thunder Over Louisville
Credits: WLKY Louisville / Youtube A video recently uploaded to YouTube includes footage of U.S. F-22 Raptors doing something amazing At Thunder Over Louisville. The F-22 Raptor showed up and showed out for its demo at the airshow. WLKY cameras caught all of the incredible moves as it took to …
Read More »Watch: Jaw-dropping Slow Motion Video Of The F-22 Raptor
A screenshot from the video – Credits: Dustin Farrell In this article, we will share with you a jaw-dropping slow-motion video of the F-22 Raptor filmed at 1000 FPS. The video was uploaded on Dustin Farrell youtube channel on Oct 27, 2021. According to the post caption, it was Filmed …
Read More »Video: F-22 Raptor Tailhook Catch The Arresting Wire During An Emergency Landing
On August 11th, 2021, One of the 199th Fighter Squadron’s F-22A Raptors had an in-flight emergency and had to return to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, which is attached to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, for an arrested landing. The event is also referred to as a “barrier engagement” in U.S. …
Read More »Skunk Works Successfully Links U-2 Spy Plane With Five F-35s & an F-22
Credits: Lockheed Martin Lockheed Martin Corp. announced that its legendary Skunk Works division with Missile Defense Agency and the U.S. Air Force has successfully linked a U-2, five F-35s, and an F-22 in air and provided real-time 5th Generation data to operators on the ground, introducing greater mission flexibility across …
Read More »USAF F-22 Raptor Nose Gear Collapses During Landing At Eglin Air Force Base
A Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor, assigned to the 325th Fighter Wing, experienced the collapse of the nose gear during a landing attempt at Eglin Air Force Base (VPS/KVPS), Florida. The mishap occurred at around 3:30 PM local time, according to a press release from the 96th Test Wing, the main …
Read More »World’s First Fifth Generation Fighter Jet Marks 15 Years In Service
Graphic designed for social media to garner interest and share facts about the U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors assigned to the 1st Fighter Wing at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va. The F-22 has a combination of stealth, supercruise, maneuverability, and integrated avionics to perform air-to-air and air-to-ground missions. (U.S. Air Force …
Read More »Well Designed F-22 Raptor Engines Can Be Repaired With 6 Tools Found In Any Hardware Store
F-22 Raptor at Ämari Air Base, Estonia, Sept. 4, 2015, during a brief forward deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Tech. Sgt. Ryan Crane) Despite being a feat of technology and engineering, the F-22 Raptor’s powerhouse is surprisingly simple and requires only a handful of tools- the kind you’d find at …
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