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For 20 years, the F-22 Raptor couldn’t carry external fuel tanks without losing stealth — Lockheed just solved that problem

At the Air & Space Forces Association Warfare Symposium in February 2026, Lockheed Martin publicly displayed a ...
National Security Journal on MSN

China’s J-20 Mighty Dragon vs. F-22 Raptor fighter summed up in 4 simple words

J-20 vs. F-22: Who Wins? The Cold War was more than a battle of political ideologies and economic systems. It was also a ...
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J-20 v. F-22: How Do China’s and America’s Greatest Fighter Jets Stack Up?

For now, the F-22 Raptor remains the greatest air superiority fighter ever built. But China is catching up. The Chengdu J-20 and the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor represent the respective apexes of ...