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The F-22A Raptor is an air-superiority fighter combining low-observable shaping, internal weapon carriage, supercruise and thrust-vectoring propulsion. Its air-to-ground capability is part of the aircraft’s documented mission set, but should not be confused with the larger strike payloads of dedicated bombers.
United StatesF-22 Raptor in flight near Kadena in 2009.
Master Sgt. Andy Dunaway / US Air Force / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · Source ↗ · ModifiedAir superiority fighter
United States
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Boeing Integrated Defense Systems
In service
United States Air Force
195 (8 test and 187 operational aircraft)
1996–2011
15 December 2005
7 September 1997 ( 1997-09-07 )
Lockheed YF-22
Lockheed Martin X-44 MANTA Lockheed Martin FB-22
1
62 ft 1 in (18.92 m)
44 ft 6 in (13.56 m)
16 ft 8 in (5.08 m)
840 sq ft (78.04 m 2 )
43,340 lb (19,700 kg)
64,840 lb (29,410 kg)
83,500 lb (38,000 kg)
18,000 lb (8,200 kg) internally, or 26,000 lb (12,000 kg) with 2× 600 US gal (2,270 L) tanks
2 × Pratt & Whitney F119 -PW-100 augmented turbofans , 26,000 lbf (120 kN) thrust each dry, 35,000 lbf (160 kN) with afterburner
Mach 2.25, 1,500 mph (1,303 kn; 2,414 km/h) at altitude Mach 1.21, 800 knots (921 mph; 1,482 km/h) at sea level
1,600 nmi (1,800 mi, 3,000 km) or more with 2 external fuel tanks
460 nmi (530 mi, 850 km) clean with 100 nmi (115 mi; 185 km) in supercruise 595 nmi (685 mi; 1,102 km) clean subsonic 750 nmi (863 mi; 1,389 km) with 100 nmi in supercruise with 2× 600 U.S. gal tanks
1,740 nmi (2,000 mi, 3,220 km)
65,000 ft (20,000 m)
1× 20 mm M61A2 Vulcan rotary cannon , 480 rounds
2.36
NACA 6 series airfoil
Mach 1.76, 1,162 mph (1,010 kn; 1,870 km/h) at altitude
+9.0/−3.0
77.2 lb/sq ft (377 kg/m 2 )
1.08 (1.25 with loaded weight and 50% internal fuel)
8× internal weapon stations for a combination of: Air-to-air mission loadout: 6× AIM-120C/D AMRAAM or 4× AIM-120A/B 2× AIM-9M/X Sidewinder Air-to-ground mission loadout: 2× 1,000 lb (450 kg) JDAM and 2× AIM-120 or 8× 250 lb (110 kg) GBU-39 SDB and 2× AIM-120 or 4× 250 lb GBU-39 and 4× AIM-120 2× AIM-9
6× AIM-120C/D AMRAAM or 4× AIM-120A/B 2× AIM-9M/X Sidewinder
2× 1,000 lb (450 kg) JDAM and 2× AIM-120 or 8× 250 lb (110 kg) GBU-39 SDB and 2× AIM-120 or 4× 250 lb GBU-39 and 4× AIM-120 2× AIM-9
4× under-wing pylon stations can be fitted to carry weapons, each with a capacity of 5,000 lb (2,270 kg) or 600 U.S. gallon (2,270 L) drop tanks 4x AIM-120 AMRAAM (external)
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The F-22A Raptor is an air-superiority fighter combining low-observable shaping, internal weapon carriage, supercruise and thrust-vectoring propulsion. Its air-to-ground capability is part of the aircraft’s documented mission set, but should not be confused with the larger strike payloads of dedicated bombers.
The F-22A Raptor technical profile documents the configuration, subsystems, development and source limitations. Open the variant below for the complete research and its original references.
F-22 Raptor equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
United StatesUS Air Force (USAF) exact named equipment holdings: F-22A Raptor. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / FTR. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Air National Guard 104,850 reservists exact named equipment holdings: F-22A Raptor. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / FTR. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Reported count for F-22A Raptor. Service scope: Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): inventory: 183. Origin: USA. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2025), not the article revision. Cited source 2025-06-20. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.