2024年3月8日 · Less than a year ago, the Air Force was asking to cut 32 early model F-22s from its meager 183-Raptor inventory. On Thursday, the fighter was dubbed its “highest priority”.

2025年2月1日 · News. Reviews. Military. Private. Threads. Close. USAF F-22 Raptors Get $270 Million Infrared Sensor Upgrade United States Air Force. By Joe Kunzler. ... With that, this is a good place to start for the F-22 IRDS. The F-22 is designed to be low-observable and 9G maneuverable, so a pod or significant conformal add-ons would detract from its low ...

2024年3月23日 · Two years after the upgrades were announced, we might have the first glimpse of the new stealthy external fuel tanks being developed for the F-22 Raptor.

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor taxis on the runway during a routine training schedule April 21, 2020, at Honolulu International Airport, Hawaii. Given the low traffic at the airport due to COVID-19 mitigation efforts, the active-duty 15th Wing and the Hawaii Air National Guard’s 154th Wing seized an opportunity to document the operation which ...

2024年8月31日 · Amid the acute need for 5th generation fighters in modern combat scenarios against peer adversaries, the U.S. Air Force is looking to upgrade its F-22 Raptor with a series of sensors to make it...

2025年1月23日 · The Air Force plans to retire its older, 32 Block 20 F-22s, but is undertaking a program to upgrade the remaining 154 F-22 Raptors with new cryptography, an expanded open architecture, new weapons ...

2024年11月29日 · The F-22 Raptor, one of the world’s stealthiest fighter jets, is receiving a $1 billion upgrade by RTX to enhance its sensors, maintaining its edge against adversaries like China and Russia.

2024年9月5日 · The US Air Force has awarded RTX a $1-billion contract to enhance F-22’s sensors. It includes new sensors, spares, and support equipment, with work expected to be completed by May 8, 2029.

2023年8月2日 · DAYTON, Ohio—Lockheed Martin officials say they can support the F-22 as long as the Air Force wants to fly it, even if that’s a decade longer than currently planned.

2024年12月5日 · It’s why teams across RTX continue to advance cockpit technologies for the F-22 to help pilots stay ahead of the threat when a mission is changing rapidly and unfolding across several domains. Here’s a look at some of the RTX advancements that are helping the F …

2024年9月6日 · The Air Force’s Next Generation Air Dominance fighter is facing fiscal headwinds and conceptual turbulence, with service leaders recently announcing a pause in the program designed to field a sixth-generation fighter to replace the F-22 Raptor.

2025年1月13日 · KADENA AIR BASE, Okinawa — An Air Force F-22A Raptor made an emergency landing at Kadena Air Base over the weekend, according to a local newspaper.

2024年8月22日 · The U.S. Air Force is testing multiple new advanced sensors on the F-22 Raptor, which could extend its service life and also be applied to systems of the Next Generation Air Dominance family. The...

2024年9月19日 · With the future of America’s next air superiority fighter now in question, America’s king of the skies, the F-22 Raptor, is set to extend its reign well into the 2030s, thanks to a slew of multi-billion dollar upgrades already underway – and the list keeps getting longer.

2024年4月5日 · America’s premier fighter jet earns a stay of execution with an $8 billion lifeline. The U.S. Air Force plans to spend nearly $8 billion on fleet upgrades for the F-22 Raptor. The money—spent...

2024年12月18日 · Key Points: The U.S. Air Force’s plan to retire older F-22 Raptors to fund the Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program has sparked controversy. -Despite being over a decade old, the F-22 remains one of the most advanced fifth-generation fighters, with unparalleled maneuverability, stealth, and over-the-horizon combat capabilities.

Equipped with a tiny radar cross-section, the F-22 is roughly five to ten times less observable than its F-35 Lightning II successor. This incredible attribute is best described by former Raptor ...

2024年3月7日 · WASHINGTON — Much attention has been paid to the Air Force’s plans to junk an older group of F-22 Raptor jets, but newer, more combat-capable versions of the stealth fighter are the service’s...

2023年8月4日 · DAYTON, Ohio—The U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin are beginning the second phase of yearly iterative updates to the F-22 fleet, planning software tweaks and quick-turn upgrades that both...

2022年5月3日 · 25 years after it entered service in the U.S. Air Force, the F-22 Raptor is scheduled to receive some major upgrades to keep its edge over future adversaries.

On Aug. 29, the Air Force said that it has awarded RTX‘s [RTX] Raytheon a contract that could be worth more than $1 billion to upgrade sensors for the F-22. “Work will be performed in McKinney, Texas, and is expected to be completed by May 8, 2029,” according to a …

2023年7月13日 · WASHINGTON — The Air Force and engine builder Pratt & Whitney have completed a $21 million, fleet-wide retrofit effort for the F-22 Raptor’s dual F119 engines, after identifying what the Air ...

2022年5月12日 · The Air Force F-22 Raptor remains one of the most respected, and feared air-to-air fighters 17 years after it first became operational.

Though overshadowed by the Ukraine crisis, the missile fire targeting the United Arab Emirates has sparked a major US response. A source says the jet, also known as the Mighty Dragon, will be...

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