Tag: F-22 Raptor

F-22 will provide targeting for submarine based Tomahawk cruise missiles

In an interview General Hawk Carlisle gave to Breaking Defense, the PACAF commander…

U.S. F-22 stealth fighter pilot taunted Iranian F-4 Phantom combat planes over the Persian Gulf

Earlier this year, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little, said that an IRIAF…

Rare video shows F-22 Raptor shot down by the French Rafale in mock air-to-air combat

As already mentioned earlier on The Aviationist (especially when discussing the famous…

The U.S. Air Force as you know it no longer exists: beginning today, 17 combat units grounded

According to internal documents obtained by Air Force Times, beginning on Apr.…

Air Force releases photo of F-22 stealth fighter with Area 51 base in the background

Tanker rides are among the opportunity provided to media representatives during Red…

“Raptor’s thrust vectoring not essential” Eurofighter pilot says in last chapter of the F-22 vs Typhoon saga

Is Thrust Vectoring really important in air-to-air combat? It depends... A couple…