A US Air Force F-22 Raptor just showed off how it might work with a loyal wingman-type drone in a future air war

Tech Insider : Business, Style
A large, grey aircraft sits on a runway in the desert.
The F-22 Raptor is the first Air Force aircraft that will be linked with CCAs.

US Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tabatha Arellano

US Air Force pilots finally have a training jet built for a modern air war of stealth fighters and bombers

Tech Insider : Business, Environment
The back of a grey aircraft with bright-red tails. The sky is overcast in the background.
The T-7 Red Hawk is the Air Force's new training jet.

US Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Connor Brezenski

How an F-22 fighter pilot transforms the stealth jet's combat capabilities into a soaring spectacle

Tech Insider
US Air Force Capt. Samuel
US Air Force Capt. Samuel "RaZZ" Larson, F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team commander, shakes hands with a senior airman before taxiing.

US Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikaela Smith

Lockheed Martin's new compact hypersonic missile enables America's stealth fighters to engage targets at Mach 5 speeds

Tech Insider
An engineer shines a light on a Mako hypersonic missile model featuring the Lockheed Martin logo.
An engineer shines a light on a Mako hypersonic missile model featuring the Lockheed Martin logo.

Lockheed Martin

The US Air Force's next-gen stealth fighter faces an uncertain future amid modernization cost woes

Tech Insider
The F-22 Raptor.
The F-22 Raptor.

Greg Mathieson/Mai/Getty Images

US Air Force's F-22 Raptors lost to German Eurofighters in mock dogfights, but the verdict on the superior jet isn't as simple

Tech Insider
An Royal Australian Air Force EA-18G, a US Air Force F-22 Raptor, and German Eurofighter Typhoon fly in a line
Royal Australian Air Force Air Marshal Rob Chipman, US Air Force Gen. Ken Wilsbach, and German Air Force Air Chief Lt. Gen. Ingo Gerhartz flew fighter aircraft over Australia.

Courtesy photo compliments of SMSgt Christian Timmig, HQ Luftwaffe/DVIDS

How China's J-20 stacks up to USA's F-22 fighter jet

Tech Insider

The US claims China stole American tech to make a copycat of the F-22 Raptor, known as the J-20 Mighty Dragon. We compare the stealth, accuracy, and radar technology of the two fighter jets.

Subscribe to f-22-raptor