Years ago, reports emerged citing Edwards Air Force Base Tests results of experiments in which F-16 Fighting Falcons were placed in air-to-air combat against F-35 stealth jets to assess the ability..

Although the top U.S. military contractors export tech to foreign countries, there's one plane so advanced that the ...

The F-35 is set to play a central role in air defense of both the United States and its allies for decades to come.

If this is possible, it could provide the F-22 with an even larger situational awareness and sensor upgrade. Regardless, capabilities found on modular DAS-like setups that are less proprietary ...

Lockheed Martin’s vaunted F-22 air superiority fighter is set to receive a new passive threat-detection system mean to increase survivability. The military airframer received a $270 million ...

The Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor was crafted during the height of the Cold War in the 1980s. Designed to combine the abilities of an air superiority fighter with ground attack, signal intelligence ...

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 ...

Lockheed Martin, a leader in aerospace and defense, has announced that it has been awarded a substantial $270 million contract by the U.S. Air Force to enhance the F-22 Raptor’s capabilities ...

Boeing is currently producing two types of fighter jets: the Air Force's new F-15EX Strike Eagle II and the US Navy's F/A-18 Super Hornet. The F-22 Raptor had been intended to replace the aging ...

The IRDS, which will be integrated into the F-22, is also supported on other platforms. Credit: Lockheed Martin Corporation/PRNewswire. Lockheed Martin has secured a ...

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.