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An F/A-22 Raptor performs a roll. The Raptor is the replacement for the F-15 Eagle. It is the most advanced fighter aircraft in the world, combining a revolutionary leap in technology and capability with reduced support requirements and maintenance costs. The F/A-22's...

The F/A-22 Raptor shows its claws during a side weapons bay test here. The F/A-22 is designed to carry two AIM-9M or Sidewinder short-range, heat-seeking air-to-air missiles in its side weapons bays. [U.S. Air Force photo]

An F/A-22 Raptor climbs on a test mission here. The F/A-22 combines stealth, supercruise, maneuverability and many other features enabling a first look, first shot, first kill capability that will provide continued air dominance for generations to come. [U.S. Air Force photo]

An F/A-22 Raptor is shadowed by an F-16 Fighting Falcon chase plane. The F/A-22 combines stealth, supercruise, maneuverability and many other features enabling a first look, first shot, first kill capability that will provide continued air dominance for generations to come....

An F/A-22 Raptor is shadowed by an F-15 Eagle chase plane. The F/A-22 combines stealth, supercruise, maneuverability and many other features enabling a first look, first shot, first kill capability that will provide continued air dominance for generations to come. [U.S. Air...

An F/A-22 Raptor takes on fuel here. The F/A-22 combines stealth, supercruise, maneuverability and many other features enabling a first look, first shot, first kill capability that will provide continued air dominance for generations to come. [U.S. Air Force photo]

Two F/A-22 Raptors flank a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 452nd Flight Test Squadron during a test mission over the dry lakebeds. Staying close behind is an F-16 Fighting Falcon chase plane from the 416th Flight Test Squadron. [U.S. Air Force photo]

Raptor 01-018, flown by Lt. Col. Jeffrey Harrigian, 43rd Fighter Squadron commander, is the first of 48 new F/A-22 Raptors to be assigned to Tyndall AFB's 325th Fighter Wing. The F/A-22 combines stealth, supercruise, maneuverability and many other features enabling a first...

An F/A-22 Raptor in full afterburner during flight testing at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The Raptor is the replacement for the F-15 Eagle. It is the most advanced fighter aircraft in the world, combining a revolutionary leap in technology and capability with reduced...