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The 2012 Red Flag-Alaska exercise remains one of the most debated events in modern aviation history. While the F-22 Raptor is widely considered the...
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The 2012 Red Flag-Alaska exercise remains one of the most debated events in modern aviation history. While the F-22 Raptor is widely considered the...
Summary and Key Points: In a now-famous 2013 encounter, two Iranian F-4 Phantoms moved to intercept a U.S. MQ-1 Predator operating near Iran when...
Summary and Key Points: Lockheed Martin has officially transitioned the F-22 Raptor into its “Raptor 2.0” configuration at the 2026 AFA Warfare Symposium. -By...
The 2012 Red Flag exercises in Alaska remain one of the most discussed chapters in modern air combat history, famously pitting the F-22 Raptor...
Summary and Key Points: Eleven U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors have reportedly arrived at Ovda Air Base in southern Israel, a rare forward deployment...
The unveiling of the "F-22 Raptor 2.0" concept at the Air & Space Forces Association’s (AFA) 2026 Warfare Symposium represents a critical pivot for...
Summary and Key Points: Caleb Larson, a national security journalist and Ukraine conflict veteran, analyzes the evolution of the F-22 Raptor into the modernized...
Summary and Key Points: Isaac Seitz, a Defense Columnist and Strategic Intelligence expert, breaks down the infamous 2012 Red Flag Alaska engagement between the...
Summary and Key Points: Brent M. Eastwood, PhD, a former tech CEO and legislative fellow for Senator Tim Scott, analyzes the evolution of the...
Summary and Key Points: During the July 2023 Exercise Cope Thunder in the Philippines, a Philippine FA-50PH light fighter reportedly “downed” a U.S. F-22...