Raptor In Brief
Considered the world's most capable operational air superiority weapon, the F/A-22 Raptor's roots extend back to 1981, when the Air Force argued for a more advanced fighter than its frontline McDonnell Douglas F-15s. At the time, the justification was the need to counter (then) new developments in...
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