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LATEST F-22A RAPTOR NEWS & COMMENTARY
Strike Eagles, Raptors practice capabilities during Global Gem F-22 2010 Farnborough Airshow Flight Demo
Hickam's total force integration, F-22s strengthen warfighting might in Pacific
F-22 Raptor rolls out in Hawaii
New medallion available for marking veterans' graves in private cemeteries
Training for real thing
Team Holloman Airmen and Raptors deploy
China may have F-22 rival by 2018
USAF considers options to preserve F-22 production tooling
Holloman maintainers launch Raptors into Red Flag 10-3
Photo essay: Raptors reign over Red Flag
New Russian stealth fighter makes first flight
Raptors to deploy to Guam
8th Fighter Squadron flagship arrives
F-22s complete first Middle East deployment
Air Force gets its newest F-22A Raptor
Pratt & Whitney Delivers 400th F119 Engine to U.S. Air Force
President signs Defense Authorization Act
Moving beyond the F-22
God Bless America
IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE FIRST CITIZEN HEROES OF 9.11.2001
Selected U.S. Air Force aircraft began displaying this distinctive nose art design in 2002. The design was created by Senior Airman Duane White at Air Combat Command and features the words "LET'S ROLL!", said by Todd Beamer as he and other passengers moved to fight for control of United Airlines flight 93 before it crashed on September 11. The USAF THUNDERBIRDS and other demonstration teams have the nose art applied to all their aircraft. Major command and wings are allowed to use the design on one aircraft.
HISTORY HAS PROVEN THE NEED FOR AIR DOMINANCE
The unprecedented success of the F-15 EAGLE has demonstrated the performance standard required for air dominance since becoming the UNITED STATES front-line fighter in the mid' 1970's.
The F-22A RAPTOR, successor to the F-15 EAGLE, has raised that performance standard a quantum leap. The F-22A RAPTOR has achieved initial operational capability as of December 2005 and is now combat ready. The F-22A RAPTOR, as argued by proponents, is expected to "own" any future enemy air space with it's stealth, supercruise Pratt & Whitney thrust-vectoring engines, twin supercomputer avionic synergies, including passive Inter/Intra Flight Data Link technologies.
It's to be seen if the F-22A RAPTOR will continue to retain the "right stuff", in its proclaimed front-line status of 30 years, against fifth-generation air superiority competition from the likes of Russia or China. Unlike the U.S. law banning export sales to allies such as Australia, Japan or Israel, it should be noted that Russia intends to sell its version to client countries such as Iran.
AIR DOMINANCE AND MISSION SUCCESS
Be it the Battle of Midway or Desert Storm, air power has changed the course of history. Ironically, it was air power that plunged the UNITED STATES into war after the attack at Pearl Harbor and air power that turned the tide in the Pacific at the Battle of Midway. Rapid deployment of air superiority fighters saved many American and coalition lives and vanquished enemy forces in Desert Storm and Iraqi Freedom.
POLITICS & ECONOMICS
Politics and economics has and will continue to play a key role in military success or defeat. The mind-set, of the Charles Lindberg era, advocating America stay out of the war in Europe; not unlike Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates mind-set of recent, capping production of the F-22A program, will arguably set the stage for America's military victories or defeats during the next thirty years. Only history will tell if the last of the 187 F-22 Raptors to be built, slated for final delivery in early 2012, will be adequate in number to own any hostile air space for the next several decades.
TIME WAITS FOR NO ONE!
Where will the need for the F-22A come from in the decades ahead? Which of the many geopolitical flash points, throughout the world, ignite with little or no advance warning? No one can say for sure. But with the F-22A at the ready, potential hostilities can be averted, or, as in Desert Shield, fight their way into harm's way and own the sky, minimizing casualties. Not even an advanced version of today's F-15 will be able to overcome the anticipated capabilities of potential enemy land based defenses and their advanced air forces simultaneously in the years ahead.
Check out this latest potential threat:
Russia's Fifth Generation Fighter
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Hickam's total force integration, F-22s strengthen warfighting might in Pacific
F-22 Raptor rolls out in Hawaii
New medallion available for marking veterans' graves in private cemeteries
Training for real thing
Team Holloman Airmen and Raptors deploy
China may have F-22 rival by 2018
USAF considers options to preserve F-22 production tooling
Holloman maintainers launch Raptors into Red Flag 10-3
Photo essay: Raptors reign over Red Flag
New Russian stealth fighter makes first flight
Raptors to deploy to Guam
8th Fighter Squadron flagship arrives
F-22s complete first Middle East deployment
Air Force gets its newest F-22A Raptor
Pratt & Whitney Delivers 400th F119 Engine to U.S. Air Force
President signs Defense Authorization Act
Moving beyond the F-22
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IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE FIRST CITIZEN HEROES OF 9.11.2001
HISTORY HAS PROVEN THE NEED FOR AIR DOMINANCE
AIR DOMINANCE AND MISSION SUCCESS
POLITICS & ECONOMICS
TIME WAITS FOR NO ONE!
EXTERNAL LINKS
AFFILIATION & TRADEMARKS
ENJOY YOUR VISIT!
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