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The third F/A-22 Raptor arrives at Nellis on May 29, 2003. In the next few months three more Raptors will arrive here from Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. [U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brian Ferguson]

Two F/A-22 Raptors based at Nellis AFB undergo developmental flight testing recently. The Air Force negotiated the procurement of one additional Raptor as part of a recent purchase, raising the total to 21 aircraft. [Courtesy photo]

Boeing is teamed with Lockheed Martin and Pratt & Whitney to design and build the F/A-22. Boeing is responsible for the wings, aft fuselage (including the structures necessary for engine and nozzle installation), avionics integration and tests, radar development, the training...

Air dominance is the first priority of any combat commander and the F-22A Raptor #91-4005 will provide it for them, according to Lt. Gen. John D.W. Corley, the principal deputy assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition at the Pentagon. He testified before the House...

A KC-135R Stratotanker refuels an F-22a Raptor #91-4002. The KC-135's principal mission is air refueling. This asset greatly enhances the U. S. Air Force's capability to accomplish its mission of Global Engagement. [USAF photo by Kevin Robertson]

An AIM-9 Sidewinder missile begins its early separation from a F-22A Raptor #91-4002 during a launch. The major milestone test evaluated the next-generation fighter's ability to fire an air-to-air missile from an internal weapons bay. [USAF photo by Judson Brohmer]

The F/A-22 Raptor's internal-mounted M61A2 six-barreled 20mm lightweight Gatling gun's (upper right wing) hydraulic door was tested during a recent flight test of Raptor 4002 above the Mojave Desert. The successful test was designed to see how the door would react when opened...

F/A-22 Raptor 4002 flies a test mission alongside an F-16 chase aircraft and reaches the 183 hour flight test milestone. [U.S. Air Force photo]

F/A-22 Raptor 4001, the first of the Air Force's next-generation of air superiorty fighter jets, flew its 100th mission at Edwards, with Boeing test pilot Chuck Killberg at the controls. The F/A-22 is undergoing the most extensive and sophisticated testing of any combat...