Lockheed Martin’s $11 billion F-22 Raptor 2.0 upgrade adds stealth-compatible conformal external fuel tanks and infrared ...

New low-drag external fuel tanks developed by Lockheed Martin will give the company’s F-22 Raptor more range without compromising stealthiness or aerodynamic performance, Lockheed says. The company ...

Both of these new pieces of equipment address some of the F-22’s shortfalls compared to older aircraft types, or – in the case of the equipment pods – to the F-35 Lightning II. Originally, the F-22 ...

The Pacific Ocean stretches across one-third of Earth’s surface, and within its vast expanse, a new arms race is accelerating ...

The F-22 Raptor is one of the premier fighter jets in the sky and one of the few fifth-generation fighters in active service in 2026. Still, despite its bleeding-edge placement in the United States ...

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 ...

US Air Force F-22s have been spotted with new “stealth pods”—slightly increasing their radar profile, but giving them important new detection capabilities. For the first time in decades, the F-22 ...

For a fraction of the cost of the new NGAD sixth-gen plane, the US Air Force is preparing to keep the F-22 Raptor as the world’s greatest fighter jet until at least 2060. With the world order ...

The new Low Drag Tank and Pylon (LDTP) system for the F-22 can (and likely will, in adapted form) be used on the F-47 (Boeing’s NGAD sixth-gen fighter), F-35, and other stealth platforms to ...