#F22 Raptors

[vexwerewolf]

Soooooo an F-22 Raptor just got its entire product line's first confirmed air-to-air kill... against that Chinese weather balloon the news was freaking out about

The F-22 Raptor program began in the early 90s and has cost a total of, according to one source, $32.4 billion dollars. It has been by most metrics a complete failure which has failed to produce a viable multirole air superiority fighter. It has - by the act of replacing certain obsolete aircraft but then being cancelled after the aircraft it replaced were retired - punched holes in the USAF's lineup that the F-35, its successor, cannot fill. It also has the dubious distinction of its production process being so monstrously fucked that it would, at this point, cost less money to invent a new aircraft than to restart F-22 production.

Until today, it had zero confirmed kills. It now has one - an unarmed, unmanned balloon.

In a very real way, the United States just paid $32.4 billion to pop a balloon.

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Raptor

[f22raptorphonecase]

The F-22 Raptor is a masterpiece of modern aviation, renowned for its stealth, speed, and unmatched aerial combat capabilities. Celebrating cutting-edge technology and air superiority, this design on Redbubble is perfect for aviation enthusiasts!

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[jjwphotography1990]

The F-22 Raptor engaging its cloaking device! It doesn't get any better than the Raptor, vapor, and afterburners! Florida may be humid, but that's a recipe for awesome vapor.

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The 2023 Stuart Air Show

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[airforcekitties001]

GAROU IN DIFFERENT COLORS (INEEDNEWMARKERS)

[eyestothe-skies]

F-22 Raptor

Source: airshwk

[orderfromdisorder]

[retrocgads]

UK 1998

[dronescapesvideos]

F-22 Raptor: Stealth, Speed, and Supremacy - The Ultimate Fighter Jet

[ladiesandgenerals]

[ghostwarriorrrr]

"Sunset Pose"

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into the mist

[believeintrigger]

The F-22 Raptor.