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 ...

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

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.

Despite the newer F-35 Lightning II’s introduction, the F-22 remains dominant in terms of stealth and speed. The US Air Force ...

Lockheed Martin CEO James Taiclet has made clear his plan is to “create a best-value bridge” from today’s fifth-generation fighters to the sixth-generation Boeing F-47, winner of the U.S. Air Force’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.

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 ...

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

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

Sikorsky is one aviation's oldest names, and the manufacturer continues to build iconic airframes and futuristic prototypes ...

More than 3,200 workers at a Boeing plant where Donald Trump’s new stealth fighter will be made have walked out in a row over ...