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The
Lockheed Martin/Boeing F-22 Raptor is a
fighter aircraft that uses
stealth technology. It is primarily an
air superiority fighter, but has multiple capabilities that include
ground attack,
electronic warfare, and
signals intelligence roles.
The
United States Air Force considers the F-22 a critical component of the U.S. strike force.
[1] The USAF states that the F-22 cannot be matched by any known or projected fighter aircraft.
[1] Air Chief Marshal
Angus Houston, Chief of the
Australian Defence Force, said in 2004 that the "F-22 will be the most outstanding fighter plane ever built."
[5]
Faced with a protracted and costly development period, the aircraft was variously designated
F-22 and
F/A-22 during the three years before formally entering US Air Force service in December 2005, as the
F-22A.
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics is the prime contractor and is responsible for the majority of the airframe, weapon systems and final assembly of the F-22. Program partner
Boeing Integrated Defense Systems provides the wings, aft fuselage, avionics integration, and all of the pilot and maintenance training systems.
