In April 2009, production of the F-22 fighter jet was officially terminated when Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced that the Pentagon would end the Lockheed-run F-22 programme and increase the production of the F-35 joint strike fighter. It entered service with the USAF in December 2005 to replace the F-15, with emphasis on agility, stealth and range.ĭeveloped at Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, the F-22A Raptor is a supersonic, dual-engine fighter jet, which has won the 2006 Robert J Collier Trophy from the American National Aeronautic Association (NAA). The F-22A Raptor is an advanced tactical fighter aircraft developed for the US Air Force (USAF).
