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The New F-22 ‘Super’ Fighter Is Coming

President Trump has announced plans for a “beautiful” and extensive “super” upgrade for the F-22 Raptor, reversing a previous ...
Pratt & Whitney received a $1.5 billion, three-year contract to maintain F119 engines for U.S. Air Force F-22 fighter jets. The F119 engine powers the F-22 Raptor, enabling its unique supercruise ...
Pratt & Whitney secured a three-year contract to sustain the F119 engines which power the U.S. Air Force’s F-22 fleet. Pratt & Whitney has been awarded a $1.5 billion contract to keep sustaining for ...
A modern jet engine is a complex mechanical wonder. However, these aren't engines that will just roar into action with the turn of a key or the press of a button. Often, turbine engines will need ...
In the world of military airplanes it is very fashionable to be old. The most widespread fighter planes and bombers are decades-old, and the world understands how keeping them operational for a while ...
The Air Force is committed to ensuring that the F-22 retains its spot as the best air superiority fighter in service. The United States Air Force’s Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor continues to be regarded ...
President Donald Trump proposed new “super upgrade” programs for the Lockheed Martin F-35 and F-22 fighters during a May 15 press conference in Doha, Qatar. The F-35 upgrade, which Trump designated ...
Concerning air superiority, the F-22 is more capable than the F-35. The F-22 should be more capable; it was designed exclusively as an air superiority fighter, and in that respect, the designers ...
No accolade could better describe how exemplary the F-22 Raptor is as a fighter jet than that its production run was quartered because it was peerless in air-to-air combat. The F-22's rectangular ...