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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 ...
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Forget F-22, F-35 or NGAD: What a 7th Generation Fighter Could Be Like (In 2070)
That explains why the 70-year-old B-52 and 50-year-old M1 Abrams tank remain in service, while efforts are already underway ...
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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 ...
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Bad news for US as F-15EX outperforms advanced F-35A, F-22 fighter jets in…, experts say China has…
Bad news for Russia, China as US working on new fighter jet deadlier than F-22 and F-35, it can target..., the name is.... Big trouble for China as US gets ready to deploy deadly F-15EX fighter ...
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How China is solving F-22’s stealth coating cracks with 3,000-year-old silk weaving tech
Modern stealth aircraft, including the F-22 and F-35, rely on layered coatings to deflect radar signals. But these materials degrade rapidly under stress. US maintenance logs reveal that even ...
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Pratt & Whitney Awarded $1.5 Billion Contract to Support the F-22’s Engine
The F-22 Raptor is a multi-capable aircraft with the ... the F135 engine which powers the F-35 Lightning II. The F135 is based on the technology of the F119, with P&W describing the latter as ...
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Take a look at the 'Mighty Dragon,' China's $120 million stealth fighter meant to rival the US Air Force's fifth-gen jets
after the US-made Lockheed Martin F-22 and F-35 jets. According to an analysis of the aircraft's serial numbers, as of 2023, the Chinese air force has a fleet of more than 200 J-20 jets — and ...
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Is Donald Trump About To Scrap The F-35 Fighter?
The F-35 is a byproduct of a world order in which America was the uncontested superpower. But those days are long over. People forget, too, that in the 1990s when the plane was being developed ...
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Pratt & Whitney Scores $1.5B Contract to Sustain F-22 Engines
The Pratt & Whitney F119 powers the first operational fifth-generation fighter and represents the forefather to the more advanced F135 engine powering the F-35 Lightning II. It combines stealth ...
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Russia’s Nebo-M radars can detect F-22, F-35 warplanes — developer
TASS/. Russia’s Nebo-M radars can detect advanced aircraft, including F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II of the United States, Almaz-Antey Director General Yan Novikov said. "The Nebo-M radar is ...