F-22
American air superiority
The F-22 Raptor is an American stealth fighter jet, designed for air superiority and regarded as one of the most advanced military aircraft ever built.
Its combination of stealth, speed, and maneuverability made it dominant in air-to-air combat scenarios, though its high cost limited production: The F-22 flew its first combat missions in Syria.
Secret, undetected movement
- fighterOne who engages in combat
- jetForced fluid stream
- Lockheed MartinAerospace and defense corporation
- BoeingAmerican aircraft manufacturer
supersonic · airframe · canopy · cockpit · fuselage · wingspan · tailfin · afterburner
American aerial military branch
- Air ForceAerial military branch
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- missionPurpose-driven task
- pilotOne who steers aircraft
squadron · deployment · Langley · interception · scramble · air defense · tactical · classified
Aircraft weapon mount
- missileSelf-guided airborne weapon
- ordnanceMilitary weapons collectively
- payloadCarried freight or charge
- cannonLarge mounted gun
Vulcan · precision · targeting · lock-on · armament · munitions · air-to-air · strike
Handwritten name for verification
- coatingApplied surface covering
- absorbingHolding attention completely
- detectionAct of finding something
- jammingBlocking or wedging forcefully
electronic warfare · countermeasures · infrared · thermal · situational awareness · invisibility · evasion · penetration
One thousand million
- budgetPlan for spending
- procurementObtaining goods externally
- expenseMoney paid out
- unit costExpense for one
overrun · acquisition · funding · Congress · production · contract · taxpayer · affordability
stealth
Secret, undetected movement
- fighterOne who engages in combat
- jetForced fluid stream
- Lockheed MartinAerospace and defense corporation
Boeing · supersonic · airframe · canopy · cockpit · fuselage · wingspan · tailfin · afterburner · turbofan
USAF
American aerial military branch
pilot · squadron · deployment · Langley · interception · scramble · air defense · tactical · classified · national security
hardpoint
Aircraft weapon mount
- missileSelf-guided airborne weapon
- ordnanceMilitary weapons collectively
- payloadCarried freight or charge
cannon · Vulcan · precision · targeting · lock-on · armament · munitions · air-to-air · strike · loadout
signature
Handwritten name for verification
- coatingApplied surface covering
- absorbingHolding attention completely
- detectionAct of finding something
jamming · electronic warfare · countermeasures · infrared · thermal · situational awareness · invisibility · evasion · penetration · survivability
billion
One thousand million
- budgetPlan for spending
- procurementObtaining goods externally
- expenseMoney paid out
unit cost · overrun · acquisition · funding · Congress · production · contract · taxpayer · affordability · program
- Lockheed MartinSR-71, F-35, C-130, U-2, F-117
- aerospaceairplane, helicopter, rocket, rockets, spacecraft
- Air Forcesair force, US Air Force, Luftwaffe, RAF, squadrons
- military equipmenttanks, assault rifle, missiles, grenade, submarines
- jet aircraftfighter jet, jet plane, jetliner, jumbo jet, private jet
- Air Forceflying officer, squadron leader, wing commander, group captain, air marshal
twenty-two, twenty, two, twenties, twos