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Show Of Force: America’s F-22s Are Going On Parade
Less than six months later, in September 2024, twenty-four F-22s from the U.S. Air Force's 3rd Wing and 477th Fighter Group participated in a mass formation taxi during the Polar Force exercise at ...
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Has the F-22 Raptor Received a Second Lease on Life?
With the Next-Generation Air Dominance endeavor paused, the Raptor might be here to stay. W hile the reign of the ...
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US scrambles F-22s following reports of unidentified flying object over Montana believed to be a Chinese spy balloon
The US military is tracking a suspected Chinese spy balloon after a bright, unidentified flying object was spotted in the skies of Montana, a senior defense official told reporters on Thursday ...
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US Air Force gives F-22s a much-needed engine boost to reverse 20-year readiness low
The US Air Force is enhancing F-22 Raptors' engines to improve readiness, addressing a 20-year low in operational availability.
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US Air Force special operators went to Alaska to practice refueling F-22s in extreme cold weather for the first time
"F-22s and F-35s were designed to compete and win against advanced adversaries," said a Special Tactics officer. "Working with the newest and most advanced fighters in the Air Force provides ...
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Will Engine Upgrades Improve the F-22 Raptor’s Readiness Rate?
The Air Force is committed to ensuring that the F-22 retains its spot as the best air superiority fighter in service.
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F-22s and F-35s can't talk to each other in high-end combat - but pilots found a workaround
F-22s have limited communication abilities in part because they need to be stealthy, and transmitting signals kills that stealth. So US pilots have a workaround, where they iron out the details of ...
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Two Dozen F-22 Raptors Take Part In ‘Elephant Walk’ At Langley AFB
The Elephant Walk featured 24 F-22s and six T-38s of the 1st Fighter Wing. Aircraft belonging to the 1st Fighter Wing took part in a surge exercise at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, on Jan. 31 ...
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Shock twist in Chinese spy balloon saga as ‘contents of aircraft shot out of the sky above US by F-22s are revealed’
THE contents of a Chinese spy balloon that flew across the US before being shot down by American F-22s have reportedly been revealed. The enormous craft - as big as three buses - had flown over ...