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The US Air Force F-22 Raptor Stealth Fighter Holds Speeds Above Mach 1.5 Without Ever Lighting an Afterburner. Its 2 Pratt & Whitney F119-PW-100 Engines Make About 35,000 Pounds of Thrust Each, and the Fleet Just Passed 1,000,000 Flight Hours on an Engine Last Built in 2013.
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (428+ words) Most fighters go supersonic by dumping raw fuel into the exhaust stream and emptying their tanks in minutes. The F-22 does it on dry thrust and stays there....
Japan's Mach 2.5 F-15J Fighter Won't Ever Fly for the US Air Force As It Was Custom Built for Tokyo
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (497+ words) Japan is the largest F-15 operator on earth outside the US Air Force, and has been for forty years. The rebuild costs more than most countries spend on new fighters. The F-15J is a real powerhouse....
A UK Ministry of Defence Official Says GCAP Fighter Will Carry Twice the Internal Weapons Payload of an F-35 and Control Uncrewed Aircraft Alongside It. Almost Nothing Else About the Aircraft Is Public.
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (548+ words) Japan put $1,270,000,000 into GCAP this year, Italy €8,800,000,000 and Britain £8,600,000,000 over 4 years. The F-35 they are competing with has cost about $412,000,000,000....
The US Air Force Capped F-22 Raptor Production at 187 Aircraft at About $143,000,000 Each. In November 2009 a French Rafale Costing About 64,000,000 Euros Got Behind 1 and Took the Shot.
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (888+ words) America’s F-22 Raptor is one of the most advanced warplanes in the world. A fifth-generation air superiority fighter with advanced stealth and maneuvering capabilities, this plane was meant to strike an enemy fighter before it even knew the F-22 was…...
The Dassault Rafale Fighter Costs About $16,500 an Hour to Fly and an F-35A Costs About $42,000. The Rafale Is Not Stealthy, and It Is Selling Better Than It Ever Has.
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (657+ words) A Rafale costs roughly $16,500 per flight hour against about $42,000 for an F-35A. Dassault's answer to stealth is not to hide — it is to out-network what it cannot outrun....
A Chinese Chengdu J-20 Stealth Fighter Was Filmed Carrying 8 PL-15 Missiles on External Hardpoints. Loaded Inside and Out It Can Carry 14 Missiles, and at That Point It Is No Longer Stealthy.
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (872+ words) In 2024, a Chinese Chengdu J-20 fifth-generation stealth fighter was spotted flying in “beast mode” somewhere above the skies of China. For those who don’t know, “beast mode” is a term used when an aircraft, especially a fifth-generation aircraft, is flying with…...
Turkey Was Thrown Out of the F-35 Program in 2019 and Built Its Own Fifth-Generation Fighter. The Kaan Flies on 2 American General Electric F110 Engines Producing Roughly 29,000 Pounds of Thrust Each.
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (395+ words) Turkey built the Kaan to end its dependence on Washington. It flies on 2 American GE F110 engines, and every one Turkey wants to export needs US government approval....
"We Had Raptor Salad for Lunch." German Eurofighter Typhoon Pilots Said That After Beating US Air Force F-22 Raptors at Red Flag 2012, Then Painted Raptor Kill Decals on Their Fuselages.
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (820+ words) You are likely used to reading about the F-22 Raptor’s effectiveness. This is one of the most stealthy airplanes in the world. It has ample ability to win aerial combat matchups. The weapons on board are effective for both dogfighting and…...
Chinese Researchers Ran the US Air Force B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Through Their Own Simulation Software Using Nothing but Public Photographs, and Say They Found Aerodynamic Flaws in It.
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (680+ words) Months ago, Chinese aerospace researchers said they have identified potential aerodynamic and stability weaknesses in the US Air Force’s next-generation stealth bomber, the B-21 Raider. The claim comes from a study conducted at the China Aerodynamics Research and Development Centre,…...
The US Air Force F-35 Lightning II Went 20 to 1 Against Aggressor F-16s at Red Flag 2017. In Stealth Configuration It Carries Only 4 AMRAAM Missiles, and the F-16 Pilots Worked That Out.
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (768+ words) At Red Flag 2017, the F-35 Lightning II reportedly achieved a 20:1 kill ratio. On paper, the results are staggering—reinforcing the aircraft’s reputation as a fifth-generation force multiplier. But buried in that success were momentswhene aggressor F-16 pilots managed simulated kills. The…...