But which of these jets costs more? The short answer is the F-22, while the longer answer is more complicated, and a ...

The F-16 Fighting Falcon’s adaptability in modern warfare often surpasses the F-22 Raptor’s speed. While the F-16 has been ...

Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Air Force is reconsidering its Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program, largely due to its cost and complexity. -Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall acknowledged ...

Cost was the primary factor behind the shuttering of the F-22’s production line. The Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor is the most dominant air superiority fighter ever flown. With an unrivaled combination ...

The Air Force wants to retire 32 older F-22A Raptors that it says would cost too much to get ready for combat, but House lawmakers appear poised to keep blocking those retirements. (Airman 1st Class ...

It is the absolute apex of air-to-air combat. It rules the skies like a bird of prey, from which it takes its name. It's one of the stealthiest fighter jets in the world. The Lockheed Martin F-22 ...

The Air Force’s F-47 fighter jet will fly some 70 percent farther without refueling than today’s F-22s, allowing tankers to stay farther from the fray—a key advantage in a potential Pacific conflict.

The F-22 Raptor is an incredibly advanced fighter, and it's also the first fifth-generation aircraft produced, having taken to the skies in December 2005. Since then, more F-22s have been built, and ...

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.

Capt. Jeff Haney was killed in a crash in November 2010. Dec. 15, 2011 — -- The U.S. Air Force is blaming an F-22 fighter pilot for the crash that cost his life, even though the plane -- one of a ...

In addition to air scares, F-22 ground crews suffer "hypoxia-like symptoms." May 9, 2012 — -- As the Air Force searches desperately for the source of a mysterious and potentially deadly oxygen ...

General Dynamics introduced the F-16 Fighting Falcon in 1979, and it's been an essential aircraft since. The F-16 is a multirole fighter that's dominated the skies for nearly half a century, and since ...