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F-22 Raptors from the 1st Fighter Wing and 192nd Fighter Wing, participate in a total force exercise at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Feb. 28, 2019. Both wings partnered with the 633rd Air Base Wing during the Phase I exercise to showcase their readiness and deployability of the F-22s. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech Sgt. Carlin Leslie)

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German Pilots ‘Shot Down’ US Air Force F-22 Raptors in 2012 — They Also Admitted They Couldn’t Get Within 20 Miles of One in Real Combat

Even the Germans who claimed "Raptor salad for lunch" conceded the F-22 dominates at long range. In their after-action report, Maj. Marco Gumbrecht said...

Steve BalestrieriSeptember 25, 2026

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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

An F-15EX from the 123rd Fighter Squadron soars through the air at the Oregon International Air Show in McMinnville, Ore., Aug. 16, 2026. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Alexander Frank)

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‘Those Days are Over”: The US Air Force Admits It Must Completely Change How it Fights Thanks to the Iran and Ukraine Wars

The US Air Force is clearly stacked with the best fighters and bombers on Earth like the F-15, F-16, F-22 and F-35. But the...

Caleb LarsonSeptember 24, 2026

Astute-Class Submarine BAE Systems Photo

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Australia Has No Official ‘Plan B’ If AUKUS Submarines Run Late. Some Want the B-21 Raider or Maybe Even the F-47 NGAD

AUKUS is best known for promising Australia nuclear-powered submarines: rotating U.S. and UK boats, Virginia-class SSNs in the 2030s, then SSN-AUKUS. But U.S. yards...

Harrison KassSeptember 22, 2026

The U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team performs a near-vertical climb during the Naval Air Station Oceana Air Show, NAS Oceana, 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 2nd Class Wesley Velasquez)

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‘Those Days Are Over’: US Air Force Says 38 Days of High-Intensity Combat with Iran in the Middle East Changed How It Will Fight

After 38 days of Operation Epic Fury — 10,000 sorties, 1,200 Alarm Reds — Gen. Ken Wilsbach said Air Force bases are no longer...

Georgia GilholySeptember 22, 2026

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China Might Have Up to Five New Prototypes of the J-36 ‘NGAD’ Stealth Fighter Flying and They Keep Showing Them Off While the Boeing F-47 Is a Top Secret Mystery

China keeps rolling out more and more images on social media of the J-36 fighter which is supposed to rival Boeing's new F-47 NGAD...

Brandon WeichertSeptember 20, 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

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

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor assigned to the 525th Fighter Squadron, 3rd Wing, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, takes off at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Aug. 9, 2021. Approximately 800 Airmen and 35 aircraft participated in Pacific Air Forces’ Dynamic Force Employment operation in Guam and Tinian. The operation focused on projecting forces into the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s area of responsibility in support of the 2018 National Defense Strategy, calling on the military to be a more lethal, adaptive and resilient force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Richard P. Ebensberger)

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A Boeing KC-46 Pegasus Boom Jammed in the Receptacle of an F-22 Raptor 100 Miles Off Virginia on July 8, 2025, Struck the Tanker After the Aircraft Separated, and Broke Off Into the Atlantic. The Air Force Put the Damage at $9,980,000.

On May 12 the Air Force and Boeing announced a readiness plan with an unusual first item: five early-production KC-46s that were not due...

Jack BuckbySeptember 13, 2026

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German Pilots ‘Shot Down’ US Air Force F-22 Raptors in 2012 — They Also Admitted They Couldn’t Get Within 20 Miles of One in Real Combat

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

‘Those Days are Over”: The US Air Force Admits It Must Completely Change How it Fights Thanks to the Iran and Ukraine Wars

Aerospace & Defense

Australia Has No Official ‘Plan B’ If AUKUS Submarines Run Late. Some Want the B-21 Raider or Maybe Even the F-47 NGAD

Aerospace & Defense

‘Those Days Are Over’: US Air Force Says 38 Days of High-Intensity Combat with Iran in the Middle East Changed How It Will Fight

Aerospace & Defense

China Might Have Up to Five New Prototypes of the J-36 ‘NGAD’ Stealth Fighter Flying and They Keep Showing Them Off While the Boeing F-47 Is a Top Secret Mystery

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

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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.

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A Boeing KC-46 Pegasus Boom Jammed in the Receptacle of an F-22 Raptor 100 Miles Off Virginia on July 8, 2025, Struck the Tanker After the Aircraft Separated, and Broke Off Into the Atlantic. The Air Force Put the Damage at $9,980,000.

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