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The F-22 Raptor is Getting Even Stronger
The new TacIRST sensors will be incorporated on nearly all of the Air Force’s remaining fleet of 178 F-22s. In a recent statement published by Lockheed, the manufacturer indicates that more than one ...
Lockheed Martin Corp. LMT recently clinched a deal worth $270 million to integrate a system of next-generation infrared defensive sensors on the F-22 Raptor military aircraft. The award has been ...
There is no question that the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor remains the world’s premier air superiority fighter. But there is no denying that the aircraft—which was originally developed back in ...
Seeing how the F-22 Raptor is one of the world's very few 5th generation aircraft, thus one of the newest flying fighting platforms in the U.S. arsenal, you'd think it is fully equipped to meet ...
The F-22 Raptor has long ruled the skies, but even the most advanced fighter needs upgrades to stay ahead. With cutting-edge enhancements, this stealth powerhouse remains the Air Force’s most lethal ...
The F-22 will receive an embedded set of TacIRST sensors as part of the Infrared Defensive System to enhance aircraft survivability and lethality. Lockheed Martin announced on Jan. 22, 2025, that ...
Justin Taylor, vice president, F-22 program at Lockheed Martin added: "Lockheed Martin is proud to continue partnering with the Air Force on essential modernization efforts for the Raptor ...
Lockheed Martin said on Wednesday that it has received a $270 million U.S. Air Force contract to integrate the Infrared Defensive System (IRDS) on the company’s fifth-generation F-22 Raptor fighter.
Lockheed Martin’s vaunted F-22 air superiority fighter is set to receive a new passive threat-detection system meant to increase survivability. The military airframer received a $270 million ...
The F-22 Raptor shook the aviation world when it first took to the skies in 1997. Widely considered the world’s first fifth-generation fighter, the F-22 became the cornerstone of the USAF’s fighter ...