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F/A-22: air dominance for decades
Nov 01, 2005 - By now, most people know the F/A-22 Raptor is a lean, mean fighting machine. But what about the people who fly it and fix it? What's it like to know your work, your aircraft, your mission, is to provide American air dominance for decades to come? [Read more...]
Media greets the F/A-22
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Oct 26, 2005 - Approximately 150 Airmen from the 27th Fighter Squadron of the 1st Fighter Wing from Langley AFB, Va. arrived at Hill AFB Saturday with the Air Force's newest fighter, the F/A-22 Raptor. [Read more...]
First F/A-22 deployment is for training
Oct 17, 2005 - The Raptors are leaving the nest for their first deployment. Nearly 170 Airmen left here Oct. 15 on a two-week deployment to Hill Air Force Base, Utah. This may sound like a run-of-the-mill temporary duty assignment. But for the Langley Airmen, it is far from a typical out-of-town operation. [Read more...]
General Jumper qualifies in F/A-22 Raptor
After his F/A-22 Raptor qualification flight here, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. John P. Jumper answers questions during a press conference. [U.S. Air Force photo]
Jan 13, 2005 - Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. John P. Jumper ended two weeks of training at Tyndall AFB on January 12th, flying his qualification flight in the F/A-22 Raptor, the Air Force's newest fighter aircraft. [Read more...]
Crash leads to investigation, Raptor safety stand down
Dec 22, 2004 - Commanders of units flying the F/A-22 Raptor called for a safety stand down of the fleet following a crash Dec. 20 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. [Read more...]
F-22 Raptor team delivers the last developmental flight-test aircraft to USAF
The application of advanced avionics software in the F/A-22 is key to the Raptor's revolutionary performance advantage over any other fighter. In the air-to-air arena, the stealthy F/A-22 will be virtually unseen on radar, while its sophisticated array of sensors and advanced radar will allow it to reach out and strike adversary aircraft undetected from long range. The advanced software package will also enhance the Raptor's ability to deliver precision air-to-surface weapons on target, day or night, in any weather. [U.S. Air Force photo by Kevin Robertson]
Jun 03, 2003 - The F-22 industry team has delivered Raptor 4008 - the program's dedicated low-observable, or stealth, reliability and maintainability flight-test and evaluation aircraft - to Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. Raptor 08 arrived at Edwards late Friday, May 31. It is the last Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD), or developmental flight- test, aircraft to be delivered to the U.S. Air Force. [Read more...]
F/A-22 Raptor flight-test program successfully demonstrates intraflight datalink
The application of advanced avionics software in the F/A-22 is key to the Raptor's revolutionary performance advantage over any other fighter. In the air-to-air arena, the stealthy F/A-22 will be virtually unseen on radar, while its sophisticated array of sensors and advanced radar will allow it to reach out and strike adversary aircraft undetected from long range. The advanced software package will also enhance the Raptor's ability to deliver precision air-to-surface weapons on target, day or night, in any weather. [U.S. Air Force photo by Kevin Robertson]
Feb 13, 2003 - The F/A-22 Raptor flight-test program has for the first time successfully demonstrated between two Raptors the capabilities of the Intraflight Datalink (IFDL), a key component of the Raptor's avionics suite that is designed to enhance a pilot's situational awareness. [Read more...]
F/A-22 Raptor records first supersonic aerial target intercept
Lt. Col. Jeffrey Harrigian lifts off from Nellis AFB during his first flight in an F/A-22 Raptor. He commands the 43rd Fighter Squadron at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. The 43rd FS will be the Air Force's first F/A-22 squadron. [U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kenny Kennemer]
Nov 08, 2002 - The F/A-22 Raptor air dominance fighter program completed another key flight test goal on Nov. 5, with the successful missile interception of an unmanned drone while both aircraft and target were flying faster than the speed of sound. [Read more...]
F-22 4003 successfully fired an AIM-120 missile
A guided AIM-120 Advanced-Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile deploys from the F-22. [Photo by Steve Zapka]
Aug 28, 2002 - F-22 4003 became the first Raptor used to successfully fire a radar-guided AIM-120 missile while flying faster than the speed of sound. [Read more...]
F-22 2,000th flight hour
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]
Jun 11, 2002 - The U.S. Air Force-led F-22 Combined Test Force at Edwards AFB, Calif., has surpassed the 2,000 flight test hours in just over 900 test missions since Raptor 4001 - "the Spirit of America" - first began flying on September 7, 1997. [Read more...]
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