Could the F-22 Raptor Have Become the World's Top Stealth Bomber?
Converting the Raptor into a bomber meant adjusting two key parameters: payload and range. Here's What You Need to Remember: Doubling down on a Raptor bomber would have saddled the Air Force with two long-term issues: the first is the Raptor’s dated 90s-era computer system and data link, which aren’t highly compatible with new and far superior networked combat systems. By the beginning of the twenty-first century, the United States had begun production of the F-22 Raptor, the world’s best air superiority fighter—boasting a still unrivaled combination of sustainable high speed, maneuv...
Source: nationalinterest.org