The U.S. Air Force's Stealth F-22 Raptor Will Fly Until 2060

June 26, 2017 Topic: Security Blog Brand: The Buzz Tags: F-22MilitaryTechnologyWorldU.S.Air Force

The U.S. Air Force's Stealth F-22 Raptor Will Fly Until 2060

We asked the air force the important questions: how? 

“The key enabler is the OMS,” McIntyre said.

With the addition of the HMCS, the Raptor will almost be the aircraft that was originally promised to the Air Force when the Advanced Tactical Fighter program was awarded to Lockheed so many years ago.

Dave Majumdar is the defense editor for the National Interest. You can follow him on Twitter: @davemajumdar.