The F-22’s New Fuel Tanks Don’t Have to Be Dropped Before Combat — That Single Change Adds 850 Nautical Miles of Range and ...

Lockheed Martin has begun producing new F-22 external fuel tanks that it says extend the air superiority fighter’s range but do not hinder its stealth characteristics and aerodynamic performance. New ...

Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Air Force has revealed a stunning plan to keep the F-22 Raptor operational well into the 2060s, defying earlier retirement projections. -Far from a relic, the Raptor ...

The F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II represent two contrasting philosophies in modern airpower: air superiority versus ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A General Atomics MQ-20 Avenger drone prepares for taxi at El Mirage Airfield, Calif. June 24, 2021. (Staff Sgt. Tabatha ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. General Atomics ran an autonomy test with a testbed drone and a US Air Force F-22 Raptor. The F-22 pilot commanded the MQ-20, a ...

For years, nothing in the sky matched the Lockheed Martin F-22. Introduced in 2005, the Raptor was the first fifth-generation fighter to enter service, and its advanced capabilities quickly made it ...

During the latest mission from Edwards AFB, the pilot aboard the F-22 directed the MQ-20 to perform tactical maneuvers, adjust waypoints, fly Combat Air Patrol profiles, and execute simulated threat ...

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) on Nov. 17 announced the successful test of an F-22 Raptor fighter controlling an MQ-20 Avenger unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) for the first ...

The F-22 Raptor is the first Air Force aircraft that will be linked with CCAs.US Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tabatha Arellano A crewed US Air Force fighter and an uncrewed jet-powered aircraft flew ...