-The plan, supported by top Air Force officials, was to create a stealthy, supersonic aircraft capable of deep-penetration strikes to fill a capability gap. -The design would have featured a larger ...

-The aircraft was fundamentally too heavy, its landing gear was not designed to withstand the violent forces of a carrier landing, and its delta-wing design was optimized for high-speed flight, not ...

The US Air Force plans on equipping the F-22 Raptor with substantial upgrades to ensure that the fighter continues to outperform its competitors. The US-made F-22 Raptor is the most powerful aircraft ...