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F-22 Raptor vs. F-35 Lightning II: The Ultimate Fighter Jet Battle
The U.S. Air Force's F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II, both fifth-generation stealth fighters, serve distinct roles. The F-22 excels in air superiority with superior speed and maneuverability ...
F-35 test pilot shares what it's like to jump from flying older F-16s to Lockheed Martin's newest 5th-gen stealth fighter
Monessa Balzhiser, whose call sign is "Siren," explained to Business Insider the surprises of moving from one aircraft to the ...
How The US Air Force Stitched Up 2 Mishap Damaged F-35s To Make A New Lightning II
The 'Franken-Lightning' uses a cockpit from AF-27, an F-35 that suffered a serious engine fire flying from Eglin AFB, Florida ...
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How The F-35 Lightning II Compares To The F22 Raptor Jet
The F-22 Raptor and the F-35 Lighting II jets are futuristic and similar from the outside, like something you would unlock in a video game after putting in a cheat code. Both carry a sinister and ...
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‘Simplicate and Add Lightness!’ — Designing the F-45 Mustang II
The Air Force’s F-22 Raptor is too expensive to procure and spends too much time on the ground undergoing maintenance. The F-35 is a jack-of-all-trades, master-of-none strike fighter that spends ...
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F-22 and F-35A fighters teamed up for the first time to take on F-16s in Hawaii
This first iteration of Pacific Raptor began on January 23, and entailed twice-daily takeoffs of F-22 Raptors and F-35A Lightening IIs, followed by F-16 Fighting Falcons, which took on the ...