It begins long before the aircraft is ever seen, just a blip on a radar screen that suddenly disappears. By the time an adversary realizes what’s happening, the engagement is already over. The F-22 Raptor was built for this exact moment: to dominate the skies before a fight even begins. If air supe»»»

If the news about the American flagship, the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor, seemed bleak in 2023, the narrative has certainly shifted by 2024. In the military, no matter where you are in the world, there’s an unwritten rule: It appears the F-22 Raptor is poised to benefit from this maxim. According t»»»

Back in November, an Israeli F-35I Adir fighter downed a cruise missile fired by Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen. It was the first known intercept of a cruise missile made by the fifth-generation F-35 stealth fighter. The F-35I Adir fighter is the Israeli Air Force's (IAF's) specialized variant, and i»»»

DAYTON, Ohio — The future of the U.S. military’s Adaptive Engine Transition Program is still up in the air, but one service is trying to fold the effort’s technological innovations into an advanced jet’s propulsion system. In a Tuesday roundtable with reporters in Dayton, Ohio, John Sneden, directo»»»