But the work and materials that went into the F-22’s stealth design also drove up the price tag. “To achieve its stealth capabilities, the F-22 Raptor utilizes advanced composite materials ...

However, as previously reported, the money invested in the F-22 Raptor upgrade will also aid the Air Force’s Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program as the RTX Raytheon sensors will be part of ...

The F-22 will receive an embedded set of TacIRST sensors as part of the Infrared Defensive System to enhance aircraft ...

Chaff, a longstanding radar countermeasure, disperses small reflective materials to confuse radar ... Radar Countermeasure ...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii — The F-22 Raptor is known for its air dominance ... and measuring the thickness of materials needed. "Originally, the process started on a Word document ...

An curved arrow pointing right. The US Air Force's F-22 Raptor has been described as "the most lethal fighter aircraft in the world," but until recently it was used primarily as a bodyguard for ...

Lockheed Martin has a $270m contract from the USAF to upgrade its fifth-generation F-22 Raptor, with infrared threat-detection sensors.

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.

The ATF fighter would become the world’s first fifth-generation fighter, a technological marvel that was nearly a generation ahead of its time: the F-22 Raptor. Creating the world’s first ...

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 ...

The F-22 Raptor was the world's first operational fifth-generation fighter jet, and remains one of the most advanced planes in the air. Lockheed Martin receives a lot of credit for making the ...

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 ...