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The F-23 ‘Black Widow II’ Stealth Fighter Still Haunts the U.S. Air Force

Black Widow II lost the Advanced Tactical Fighter competition to the YF-22 (later F-22 Raptor) for complex reasons. -While ...
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F-22 Raptor Takes the Sky at America’s Airshow 2025

The U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team showcased precision aerial maneuvers at the 2025 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show in San Diego on September 27, 2025. Their performance ...
The National Interest

Forget Stealth: The F-22 Raptor’s Speed Makes It the Best Fighter in the World

The F-22’s holistic design—born of the Advanced Tactical Fighter program—prioritizes air dominance over ground attack. In the high-stakes arena of modern aerial warfare, where split-second decisions ...
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Senate Cuts Off Spending for F-22's

President Obama threatened to veto the entire military spending bill, and today the Senate gave in. By a vote of 58 to 40, it adopted an amendment killing new spending for the F-22 fighter jet. The ...