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The US Air Force Originally Planned 750 F-22 Raptors and Built 187 — Now It Plans 185 F-47s While China Has 6th-Generation Fighters Already in the Air

The F-22 Raptor was built to sweep MiG-29s and Su-27s from the skies over Europe; the Soviet Union died first, and the wars that...

Sean Spoonts19 hours ago

Chinese J-20 Stealth Fighter. Image Credit: Chinese Internet.

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China’s J-20 And J-35A Fighters Don’t Have To Beat US Military F-22 Raptors And F-35s. Beijing Is Building Enough That They Don’t Need To

America built 187 F-22 Raptors and shut the line in 2011. Satellite imagery suggests Chengdu alone builds 100 to 120 J-20s a year, matching...

Harry J. Kazianis4 days ago

A Japan Air Self Defense Force F-15 (F-15DJ) in flight, as viewed from the boom operator position of a U.S. Air Force KC-135 from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, Kadena Air Base, after being refueled during air refueling training July 30, 2009.

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Forget the F-35 or China’s J-20: Japan Is Turning 98 F-15J Eagles Into ‘Super Interceptors’ Carrying JASSM-ER

Mitsubishi's F-15J was built without nukes or America's full jamming suite. Now the Japan Super Interceptor program gives 98 of the 1980s Eagles an...

Caleb Larson5 days ago

U.S. Air Force Capt. Nick “Laz” Le Tourneau, pilot and commander of the F-22 Raptor Aerial Demonstration Team, performs for the Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana Air Show, Virginia Beach, Va., Sept. 20, 2026. For more than 70 years, the NAS Oceana Air Show has been a cornerstone of the Virginia Beach community, strengthening the bond between our warfighters and the community we proudly serve. This year’s theme, “Celebrating 250 Years of America,” honors our nation’s founding, its enduring legacy and the generations of men and women who have answered the call to serve and defend it.(U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Cierra Middleton)

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The US Air Force Built 195 F-22s Instead of 750 and Destroyed the Tooling to Make More — Now China Has Exactly the Air Force the Raptor Was Designed to Defeat

At roughly $140 million a jet, the Raptor was expensive to build and costly to keep ready. Cutting the buy far below the 750...

Caleb LarsonSeptember 25, 2026

Aerospace & Defense

Russia Spent Years Building the MiG 1.44 to Beat the USAF F-22 Raptor — It Flew Once for 18 Minutes in 2000 and Was Mothballed Forever

Mikoyan designed the MiG 1.44 to take on America's Teen Series fighters and answer the F-22, and it chose agility over pure stealth. Big...

Caleb LarsonSeptember 25, 2026

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No F-22, F-35, or J-20 Mighty Dragon: China’s J-10 Vigorous Dragon Fighter Summed Up in 4 Words

China's J-10 fighter might not have stealth technology like the F-22, F-35 or even Beijing's own J-20 Mighty Dragon, and yet, the J-10 keeps...

Brandon WeichertSeptember 20, 2026

U.S. Air Force Maj. Josh Gunderson, F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team commander and pilot, flies a practice demo at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Dec. 6, 2019. Representing Air Combat Command, the F-22 Demo Team travels to air shows all across the world showcase the performance and capabilities of the world's premier 5th-generation fighter. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Sam Eckholm)

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The F-22 was designed for short fights over Europe and the United States built 183 of them; the J-20 was designed for the Pacific, already numbers about 500, and China is adding roughly 120 a year — more than 800 F-35s are in service, and they still cannot reopen a Raptor line

The Germans had advanced aircraft too. They still lost. Mass production is the part of this comparison that actually matters.

Brandon WeichertSeptember 17, 2026

U.S. Air Force Maj. Kristin “BEO” Wolfe, F-35A Lightning II Demonstration Team pilot and commander, flies an F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 421st Fighter Generation Squadron during Naval Air Station Key West 2023 Southernmost Air Spectacular over Boca Chica Field in Key West, Florida, April 14, 2023. The F-35 demonstrated its capabilities during the airhshow, along with the U.S. Navy Blue Angels and other various performers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kaitlyn Ergish)

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Without Its Radar-Absorbent Coating, the F-35 Shows Up on Radar at About 0.06 Square Meters. With It, 0.0001. The Coating Does the Rest.

The F-35 Lightning II grew out of the Joint Strike Fighter program, a fighter designed from the start for export, and the F-35A entered...

Isaac SeitzSeptember 16, 2026

A 380th Air Expeditionary Wing F-22 Raptor prepares to launch a sortie in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Dec. 14, 2016. The F-22s have provided support to multi-national Coalition partners working to defeat ISIS in the area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tyler Woodward)

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China’s J-20 Was Not Built to Fight the US Air Force F-22 Raptor. Its Job Is to Kill the Tankers and Radar Planes Behind It and to Hit U.S. Bases in the Pacific.

The F-22 Raptor was born from the Advanced Tactical Fighter program at the end of the Cold War, built to beat the Su-27 Flanker...

Isaac SeitzSeptember 15, 2026

Aerospace & Defense

The Eurofighter Typhoon First Flew in 1994 and Can Never Be Made Into the F-22 or F-35. In January 2026 the UK Signed a £453,500,000 Contract for 40 ECRS Mk2 Radars — About £11,300,000 Each — That Track Targets and Jam Enemy Sensors at the Same Time Across a 200-Degree Field of Regard.

The ECRS Mk2 folds radar, electronic warfare and jamming into one gallium-nitride array, which hands the Typhoon a Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses role...

Steve BalestrieriSeptember 11, 2026

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The US Air Force Originally Planned 750 F-22 Raptors and Built 187 — Now It Plans 185 F-47s While China Has 6th-Generation Fighters Already in the Air

Aerospace & Defense

China’s J-20 And J-35A Fighters Don’t Have To Beat US Military F-22 Raptors And F-35s. Beijing Is Building Enough That They Don’t Need To

Aerospace & Defense

Forget the F-35 or China’s J-20: Japan Is Turning 98 F-15J Eagles Into ‘Super Interceptors’ Carrying JASSM-ER

Aerospace & Defense

The US Air Force Built 195 F-22s Instead of 750 and Destroyed the Tooling to Make More — Now China Has Exactly the Air Force the Raptor Was Designed to Defeat

Aerospace & Defense

Russia Spent Years Building the MiG 1.44 to Beat the USAF F-22 Raptor — It Flew Once for 18 Minutes in 2000 and Was Mothballed Forever

Aerospace & Defense

No F-22, F-35, or J-20 Mighty Dragon: China’s J-10 Vigorous Dragon Fighter Summed Up in 4 Words

Aerospace & Defense

The F-22 was designed for short fights over Europe and the United States built 183 of them; the J-20 was designed for the Pacific, already numbers about 500, and China is adding roughly 120 a year — more than 800 F-35s are in service, and they still cannot reopen a Raptor line

Aerospace & Defense

Without Its Radar-Absorbent Coating, the F-35 Shows Up on Radar at About 0.06 Square Meters. With It, 0.0001. The Coating Does the Rest.

Aerospace & Defense

China’s J-20 Was Not Built to Fight the US Air Force F-22 Raptor. Its Job Is to Kill the Tankers and Radar Planes Behind It and to Hit U.S. Bases in the Pacific.

Aerospace & Defense

The Eurofighter Typhoon First Flew in 1994 and Can Never Be Made Into the F-22 or F-35. In January 2026 the UK Signed a £453,500,000 Contract for 40 ECRS Mk2 Radars — About £11,300,000 Each — That Track Targets and Jam Enemy Sensors at the Same Time Across a 200-Degree Field of Regard.

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