Why the F-22 Raptor Remains the World's Best Stealth Fighter
The plane is still evolving. Here's What You Need to Know: Weapons upgrades and software advances have helped the F-22 maintain its dominant status. What is the reason why so many regard the now decades-old F-22 Raptor as the most dominant air dominance platform when it comes to air-to-air superiority? The answer partly resides in the fact that today’s F-22 stealth fighter is quite different from the aircraft which first emerged in 1997. The largest difference with the latest upgraded F-22s may be found in a series of weapons upgrades made possible in recent years through software ad...