F-22 Raptor

A community portal about F-22 Raptor with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: The F-22 Raptor is a stealth fighter aircraft. It was originally envisioned as an air superiority fighter for use against the air force of the Soviet Union, but is equipped for ground attack, electronic attack and signals intelligence roles as well. Long in development, the aircraft was also known as the prototype YF-22 and as the F/A-22 for three years before formally entering United States Air Force service in December 2005 as the F-22A. Lockheed Martin's Aeronautics division is the prime contractor and is responsible for the majority of the airframe, weapon systems and final assembly of the F-22. Boeing's Integrated Defense Systems division provides the wings, aft fuselage and avionics integration.

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F-22 Raptor ready to shine at Air Power over Hampton Roads

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From: nosint.blogspot.com

The sleek silhouette of the F-22 Raptor is a familiar sight over the Peninsula. Starting tonight, taxpayers can see exactly what they're buying for $143 million a pop.

The F-22 demonstration team will take center stage at the Air Power over Hampton Roads air show. Maj. Dave "Zeke" Skalicky of the First Fighter Wing will put the aircraft through its paces with a show at 6:30 p.m. tonight and another on Saturday at 1:30 p.m.

He'll have to share the limelight this weekend with the famed Air Force Thunderbirds, a squadron of F-16s. But he didn't sound disappointed, calling the F-22 "the world's most advanced fighter aircraft."

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