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Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 264. Chapters: Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk, McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet, McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle, Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor, Rockwell B-1 Lancer, Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Boeing CH-47 Chinook, Boeing AH-64 Apache, Sikorsky HH-60 Pave Hawk, Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit, Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, Northrop Grumman E-8 Joint STARS, Bell UH-1 Iroquois, Boeing OC-135B Open Skies, Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey, Bell OH-58 Kiowa, Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight, Lockheed P-3 Orion, Lockheed C-5 Galaxy, General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon, Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, F-16 Fighting Falcon variants, McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle, Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II, List of active United States military aircraft, Beechcraft King Air, Northrop Grumman EA-6B Prowler, Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules, F-16 Fighting Falcon operational history, Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion, MD Helicopters MH-6 Little Bird, Boeing E-4, Cessna T-37 Tweet, McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II, Boeing VC-25, Beechcraft T-6 Texan II, Lockheed Martin KC-130, McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender, Sikorsky HH-60 Jayhawk, Learjet 35, Eurocopter UH-72 Lakota, Lockheed HC-130, Gulfstream IV, Beechcraft C-12 Huron, Boeing WC-135 Constant Phoenix, Boeing C-137 Stratoliner, McDonnell Douglas T-45 Goshawk, Lockheed EC-130, Short C-23 Sherpa, Boeing C-40 Clipper, Lockheed EP-3, Grumman C-2 Greyhound, Grumman Gulfstream I, Fairchild C-26 Metroliner, Gulfstream III, McDonnell Douglas C-9, Lockheed EC-130H Compass Call, T-1 Jayhawk, Boeing C-32, Boeing E-6 Mercury, Grumman Gulfstream II, Gulfstream G100, C-20 Gulfstream. Excerpt: The Lockheed Martin/Boeing F-22 Raptor is a single-seat, twin-engine fifth-generation supermaneuverable fighter aircraft that uses stealth technology. It was designed primarily as an air superiority fighter, but has additional capabilities that include ground attack, electronic warfare, and signals intelligence roles. 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 Defense, Space & Security provides the wings, aft fuselage, avionics integration, and all of the pilot and maintenance training systems. The aircraft was variously designated F-22 and F/A-22 during the years prior to formally entering USAF service in December 2005 as the F-22A. Despite a protracted and costly development period, the United States Air Force considers the F-22 a critical component for the future of US tactical air power, and claims that the aircraft is unmatched by any known or projected fighter, while Lockheed Martin claims that the Raptor's combination of stealth, speed, agility, precision and situational awareness, combined with air-to-air and air-to-ground combat capabilities, makes it the best overall fighter in the world today. 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." The high cost of the aircraft, a lack of clear air-to-air combat missions because of delays in the Russian and Chinese fifth generation fighter programs, a US ban on Raptor exports, and the ongoing development of the supposedly cheaper and more versatile F-35 resulted in calls to end F-22 production. In April 2009 the US Department of Defense proposed to cease placing new orders,.
