The National Interest

J-20 v. F-22: How Do China’s and America’s Greatest Fighter Jets Stack Up?

For now, the F-22 Raptor remains the greatest air superiority fighter ever built. But China is catching up. The Chengdu J-20 and the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor represent the respective apexes of ...
Aviation Week

F-22 Collaborates With Uncrewed Jet In General Atomics Demo Flight

Credit: Air Force Research Laboratory/U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Tabatha Arellano) DUBAI—An F-22 fighter and an uncrewed jet collaborated in the skies over a remote area of Nevada in a company-funded ...
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America’s $334 Million F-22 Raptor Makes Pilots Say You ‘Wear It,’ Not Fly It — Here’s Why

The F-22 Raptor remains the crown jewel of U.S. air power — a stealth fighter so advanced it feels like an extension of its pilot. But that dominance comes at a steep cost: each jet carries a total ...
The National Interest

F-22’s Secret Drone Test Signals a New Era of Warfare

According to General Atomics, the test flight was enabled via Lockheed’s open radio architectures. While the concept of crewed-uncrewed teaming between next-generation fighter jets and highly ...
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Japan’s FX Godzilla fighter grew from a blocked F-22 deal

Japan’s decision to build its own “Godzilla” fighter grew out of a simple refusal to stay dependent on someone else’s ...