Key Points and Summary – In the early 2000s, there was a serious proposal to transform the F-22 Raptor air superiority ...

Key Points and Summary – Key In the early 2000s, Lockheed Martin proposed a bomber variant of the F-22, dubbed the FB-22 “Strike Raptor.” -The concept aimed to create a stealthy, supersonic ...

The Pentagon must choose between waiting for the F-47 and hoping it is the right fighter to provide air superiority, or resurrecting the F-22 program.

The list is dominated by fighter jets, with only two propeller planes, one bomber and a reconnaissance aircraft making the ...

The first production engines were delivered in 2009 and were based on the Pratt & Whitney F119 engine that had been developed ...

Amid growing concerns over the F-35 program and its proposed twin-engine variant F-55, calls to resume F-22 production are ...

The F-22 Raptor can exceed Mach 2 when at high altitude, but only reaches Mach 1.21 when low because of drag. It accelerates ...

NASA's recently-retired SOFIA airborne observatory aircraft, the "flying telescope," also called Plant 42 home. The agency's ...

— One of the Air Force's top-of-the-line F-22 fighter jets crashed Wednesday in the high desert of Southern California, killing a test pilot for prime contractor Lockheed Martin Corp.

Lockheed Martin is developing an advanced F-35 that can fly without a pilot. The CEO said it would be half the cost of a sixth-generation fighter.

Emerging Technologies Among the capabilities likely included in Lockheed Martin’s proposal is advanced manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T).

Boeing (BA) has been awarded a contract to build Next Generation Air Dominance, a new the U.S. Air Force fighter jet, replacing Lockheed Martin’s (LMT) F-22 Raptor, Reuters’ Mike Stone reports ...