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America’s big F-22 Raptor fighter mistake still stings hard

In the 1990s, Washington locked the F-22 Raptor behind an export ban meant to protect America’s most advanced stealth tech.
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 ...
Key Points and Summary - The Trump administration is backing an "F-22 Super" upgrade to keep the Raptor dominant until the 6th-gen F-47 arrives. -This "Viability" program, which has received initial ...
Clipping the F-22’s wings not only weakens America, but incurs the massive financial and strategic costs involved with canceling the program now and trusting in a sixth-generation warplane later. Yet ...