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Inside the Air Force's Plan to Make the F-22 Raptor Fighter Into an Aerial Assassin
As global threats rise, the U.S. Air Force is upgrading its fleet of 186 F-22 Raptors to maintain air dominance, but a more ...
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Inside the U.S. Air Force's Plan to Make Sure the F-22 Raptor Dominates the Sky
The F-22 Raptor, the world’s first stealth fighter, is set to extend its service life into the 2030s despite its aging design ...
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F-22 Raptor: A "Beast" Without a Beast Mode
"Beast mode" refers to a fighter jet carrying an unusually heavy load of weapons. The F-35 Lightning II has a "beast mode," allowing it to carry up to 22,000 pounds of munitions, about four times its ...
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F-22 Raptor makes ‘precautionary landing’ at Air Force base on Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor made a ‘precautionary landing’ at the home of the 18th Wing on Friday afternoon, according to an Air Force ...