The U.S. government has kept most things about the F-22 Raptor highly classified. But some things have come out over time ...

The US military says that the F-22 offers pilots a "first-look, first-shot, first-kill advantage over adversaries." The jet made its first flight in 1997; F-22 production ceased in 2011 ...

Update 5 AIM-9X Separation First guided launch. China Lake 1.2 M 19.5K 1G Test 722 Flight 132-339 Mission 10030. An F-22 Raptor in full afterburner during flight testing at Edwards Air Force Base ...

“As we celebrate 500,000 flight hours, we look ahead to the ... first significant milestone in May 2005, when the first combat-capable F-22 was delivered to the 27th Fighter Squadron, 1st ...