December 10, 2018
Why the F-22 Raptor Will Soon Be Deadlier Than Ever
"For the long term, given that the Air Force plans to fly the F-22 well into the 2060s, these weapons upgrades are engineered to build the technical foundation needed to help integrate a new generation of air-to-air missiles as they emerge in coming years."
by Kris Osborn
Made by Lockheed Martin and Boeing, the F-22 uses two Pratt & Whitney F119-PW-100 turbofan engines with afterburners and two-dimensional thrust vectoring nozzles, an Air Force statement said. It is 16-feet tall, 62-feet long and weighs 43,340 pounds. Its maximum take-off weight is 83,500.
The Air Force and Lockheed Martin have now “validated†several new weapons on the F-22 Raptor to equip the stealth fighter with more long-range precision attack technology, a wider targeting envelope or “field of regard†and new networking technology enabling improved, real-time “collaborative targeting†between aircraft.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/why-f-22-raptor-will-soon-be-deadlier-ever-38352
