F-22 pilot receives USAF’s highest safety award after belly landing
The US Air Force has presented its highest flight safety award to an F-22 Raptor pilot who landed…
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Picture of the Day: August 31, 2026
An F-22 Raptor performs at the 2026 Spirit of St. Louis Airshow.
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Picture of the Day: August 31, 2026
An F-22 Raptor performs at the 2026 Spirit of St. Louis Airshow.
AVweb•Editorial Staff31 Aug
Five Design Choices That Explain Why The F-35 And F-22 Handle Threats Completely Differently
The F-22 and F-35 share stealth technology, but five key design choices make them very different fighters.
7 Design Choices That Explain Why The F-22 & F-35 Handle Nothing Alike In A Dogfight
The F-22 excels in raw agility, while the F-35 favors a different approach. Here's why they handle so differently.
The Striking Differences Pilots Notice Between The F-35 Lightning II & F-22 Raptor
Explore how F-22 vs F-35 cockpit design, helmet tech & VTOL shape radically different pilot experiences in modern stealth fighters.
Here's Why The US Air Force Chose The F-35A Over The F-22 For Export Partners
Congress simply was not willing to send the F-22's secrets abroad.
5 Ways 6th-Generation Fighters Will Outclass The F-22 & F-35
Sixth-generation aircraft will feature numerous enhancements that will allow them to perform in ways that proceeding aircraft simply cannot match.
From 76 F-22 Raptors To 200 Next-Gen Fighters: How Much Larger America's Air Superiority Fleet Could Get
A closer look at the future of air power in the US Armed Forces.
The F-22's Terrible Fuel Economy Is Actually Its Secret Weapon
How the Raptor beats its opponents in the air and at the pump.
Just How Fuel-Hungry Is The F-22 Raptor In Supercruise?
The F-22 is thirsty at supercruise, but dramatically less so than the F-15 flying at the same speed with afterburners.
5 Fighter Jets With The Highest Top Speeds In Service Today
From the Mach 2.83 MiG-31 to the F-22, these are the five fastest fighter jets still in service.
Here's How Much The US Air Force's New F-47 Fighter Jet Actually Costs
The F-47 is slated to be the future of American air dominance. But how much will this new technology cost? Hint, it will exceed the F-22 per unit.
Langley F-22s Return Home from Operation Epic Fury Deployment
Deployed to Israel since February, F-22 Raptors from the 1st Fighter Wing at Langley AFB transited towards home with an unusual stopover at RAF Fairford over the weekend. Twelve 1st FW Raptors in total are thought to be part of the package heading home. Ten jets made it to RAF Fairford on Jul. 10, 2026, […]
The Aviationist•Kai Greet14 Jul
How The F-22's F119 Engine Solved 3 Problems The Industry Called Mutually Exclusive
The F119 was a marvel of engineering that made the F22 Raptor possible, although the USAF is now looking beyond it with 6th-gen engines.
Lockheed Martin Delivered Its Last F-22 Raptor In 2012 — And The USAF Is Now Spending $8 Billion To Keep The 187 Airframes It Has Left Combat Ready
The answer lies in the stealth coating that consumes half of every maintenance hour.
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Pratt & Whitney F119 Engine Surpasses Historic One Million Flight Hours Powering the F-22 Raptor
AviationNews – The groundbreaking Pratt & Whitney F119 engine has officially surpassed the monumental threshold of one million flight hours, cementing its legacy as the...
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F119 engine tops one million flight hours
Pratt & Whitney‘s F119 engine has surpassed one million flight hours powering the US Air Force’s Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor, marking a major milestone for the first operational fifth-generation fighter engine. In service for more than 20 years, the F119 provides the F-22 with advanced stealth, thrust-vectoring and supercruise capability, enabling the aircraft to fly […]
AviTrader•Heike Tamm6 Jul
Why The F-22 Raptor's Square Engine Nozzles Have Never Been Copied In 20 Years
In 2025, the second J-36 demonstrator was seen featuring what appears to be a return to the F-22's previously unique rectangular exhaust nozzles.
Why Boeing's F-47 Allegedly Spotted Near Area 51 Ditches The F-22's Tail & Adds Canards
Has America's next-gen fighter already taken flight?
Why Analysts Now Say The F-35 Has Pulled Decisively Ahead Of The F-22 Raptor
The F-22 is a highly capable aircraft, however the F-35 has begun to leave it behind in several critical areas.