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The Lockheed Martin/Boeing F-22 Raptor is an American twin-engine all-weather stealth fighter aircraft developed and produced for the United States Air Force (USAF). As a product of the USAF's Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) program the aircraft was designed as an air superiority fighter, but also incorporates ground attack, electronic warfare, and signals intelligence capabilities.
YF-23 YF-23 flying over Edwards Air Force Base. Role Stealth fighter technology demonstrator Type of aircraft National origin United States Manufacturer Northrop / McDonnell Douglas First flight 27 August 1990 Status Canceled Primary user United States Air Force Produced 1989–1990 Number built 2 The Northrop/McDonnell Douglas YF-23 is an American single-seat, twin-engine, supersonic stealth ...
Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor. The Lockheed Martin X-44 MANTA (Multi-Axis No-Tail Aircraft) was an American conceptual aircraft design by Lockheed Martin that has been studied by NASA and the U.S. Air Force. It was intended to test the feasibility of full yaw, pitch and roll authority without tailplanes (horizontal or vertical).
The Lockheed Martin/Boeing FB-22 was a proposed stealth bomber aircraft marketed to the United States Air Force. Its design was derived from the F-22 Raptor. Lockheed Martin proposed its unsolicited design as a "regional bomber" to complement the aging U.S. strategic bomber fleet. Lockheed Martin appeared to suspend work on the concept ...
The Next Generation Air Dominance ( NGAD) is a United States Air Force (USAF) sixth-generation air superiority initiative with a goal of fielding a "family of systems" that is to succeed the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor. [1] [2] A crewed fighter aircraft is the centerpiece program of NGAD and has been referred to as the Penetrating Counter-Air ...
1989–1990. Number built. 2. Developed into. Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor. The Lockheed/Boeing/General Dynamics YF-22 is an American single-seat, twin-engine fighter aircraft technology demonstrator designed for the United States Air Force (USAF). The design team was a finalist in the USAF's Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) competition, and two ...
In development. Expected sometime in 2024. [1] [2] The AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile ( JATM) is an American beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM) under development by Lockheed Martin. [3] Designed to address advanced threats, [6] the missile is expected to replace or supplement the AIM-120 AMRAAM currently in US service.
In the US Air Force the naming convention for why fighter aircraft is a prefix "F-", followed by a number, ground attack aircraft are prefixed with “A-” and bombers with “B-”. Fighter aircraft from the second world war onwards are sorted into generations , from 1 to 5, based on technological level.