The F-22 Raptor (Bird of Prey) is a fighter aircraft produced by Lockheed Martin, focused on air superiority, to provide high invisibility with low radar coverage. F-22 aircraft of the United States Air Force (USAF) are an important component of the United States Global Attack Task Force (US-GSTF). [1]
The F-22 is a single-seat, twin-engine aircraft. Thanks to the composite materials used in its design and body, although the radar signature is very low for radar facilities, it can be detected by the ESM system known as the Kolchuga passive detector. In order to keep the radar track low, the bombs and missiles carried must be located in special compartments inside the aircraft, not under the wings, otherwise it will cause the radar track to rise significantly and become detectable for the aircraft radar facilities. It made its first flight on 7 October 1997 and the first produced F-22 was delivered to the Nellis Air Base on 17 January 2003. Since the F-22 is an aircraft with a very small radar image, it can infiltrate enemy airspace and deliver the lead strike.
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Would love to see the chinese knock off piece of junk compete with that.
One manpad and all this beauty is gone. The era of fighter jets is over. The down of drones has come.
The pilot was absolutely premier class and the aircraft wow wouldn't I loved to be that pilot what an amazing guy hats off to him or her fantastic.
Beautiful….looks like it’s dancing
I saw two Sukhoi SU27 Flankers do this at Woodford (Cheshire UK) air show in the early 1990s...
Perfect!
Amazing comments
Zelensky needs about 40 of these.
Agree Mongoose- Russia and China poised to kick our asses,.
Don't order. I got ripped off