{"product_id":"f-22-raptor-1","title":"F-22 Raptor","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003eThe USAF's Most Advanced Air Superiority Fighter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003eThe F-22 Raptor is the ultimate combination of stealth, manoeuvrability, and integrated avionics, earning itself a reputation as the world’s premium air dominance fighter. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003eFirst flown in 1997, the F-22 descended from the Lockheed YF-22 and was variously designated F-22 and F\/A-22 before it formally entered service in December 2005. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003eWith a top speed of more than Mach 2 and a range of 1,600 miles, the F-22 Raptor was immediately a force to be reckoned with. Yet it was never procured in large numbers, and today equips only two full USAF fighter wings in Virginia and Alaska.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003e Although the force had originally planned to buy a total of 750 to replace its entire F-15 fleet, it later scaled down to 195 aircraft – 187 of them operational models – in 2009 due to political opposition from high costs, a perceived lack of air-to-air threats at the time of production, and the development of the more affordable and versatile F-35 Lightning II. As of early 2026, the Raptor faces a billion-dollar modernisation programme (‘Raptor 2.0’) extending its viability into the 2030s. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003eThis highly illustrated landscape title looks at what makes this aircraft so special and considers its current and future roles.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Key Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57342724997503,"sku":"KB0502","price":29.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0081\/2344\/9395\/files\/001FCBattleofBerlinBookazineUK.pdf_1000x1000px_1000x1000px_20.png?v=1776155357","url":"https:\/\/shop.keypublishing.com\/products\/f-22-raptor-1","provider":"Key Publishing Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}