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The Lockheed F-22 Raptor is a fifth-generation fighter that uses advanced technologies and has stealth capabilities. The F-22 Raptor has been controversial due to high costs and the need for it has been questioned by some.
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Wikipedia, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_F-22_Raptor, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) - the text has been modified and shortened
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Various images in the Public Domain.
"F-22 Raptor Elephant Walk And Takeoff , Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson 2019" by Military Weapons, youtube.com/watch?v=Jht1WAe13lk, License CC-BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode)
"F-22 Raptor Refuel" by Department of Defense, youtube.com/watch?v=eL6rsoU8F0M
"Avalon Airshow 2017 F22 Raptor sitting on it's tail" by Michael Aboltins, youtube.com/watch?v=_qtMJVQYxZI, License CC-BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode)
"DFN:F-22 Raptors Arrive at Spangdahlem GERMANY 08.08.2018" by Defense Flash News, youtube.com/watch?v=8uaSpDsAmfQ, License CC-BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode)
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The Lockheed F-22 Raptor is a fifth-generation fighter that uses advanced technologies and has stealth capabilities. The F-22 Raptor has been controversial due to high costs and the need for it has been questioned by some.
SOURCES:
Wikipedia, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_F-22_Raptor, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) - the text has been modified and shortened
MEDIA:
Various images in the Public Domain.
"F-22 Raptor Elephant Walk And Takeoff , Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson 2019" by Military Weapons, youtube.com/watch?v=Jht1WAe13lk, License CC-BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode)
"F-22 Raptor Refuel" by Department of Defense, youtube.com/watch?v=eL6rsoU8F0M
"Avalon Airshow 2017 F22 Raptor sitting on it's tail" by Michael Aboltins, youtube.com/watch?v=_qtMJVQYxZI, License CC-BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode)
"DFN:F-22 Raptors Arrive at Spangdahlem GERMANY 08.08.2018" by Defense Flash News, youtube.com/watch?v=8uaSpDsAmfQ, License CC-BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode)
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![Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 Foxbat - A Short History [updated version]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/q2hylGyOVho/mqdefault.jpg "Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 Foxbat - A Short History [updated version]
The MiG-25 Foxbat (NATO name) was one of the fastest military aircraft ever to enter service. It was constructed as an interceptor, mainly in stainless steel, and was a heavy and not very agile aircraft, although NATO feared it would be.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-25, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) - the text has been remixed and shortened
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_A-12, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) - the text has been remixed and shortened
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Various images in the Public Domain.
MiG-25RBS at the Ukrainian Air Force Museum in Vinnytsia by George Chernilevsky, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-25#/media/File:MiG-25RBS_2007_G1.jpg, License CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)
A Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25PU of the Russian Air Force during MAKS airshow in 2005. by Sergey Krivchikov, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-25_in_Russian_service#/media/File:Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-25UB,_MAKS_2005.jpg, License GFDL 1.2 (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/fdl-1.2.html)
MAKS Airshow 2015 МиГ-25 (MiG-25) by Vitaly V. Kuzmin, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-25_in_Russian_service#/media/File:MAKS2015part3-08.jpg, License CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
Russian Air Force Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25RB Pichugin-1.jpg by Dmitriy Pichugin, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Russian_Air_Force_Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-25RB_Pichugin-1.jpg, License GFDL 1.2 (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/fdl-1.2.html)
Russian Air Force MiG-25RBS by Dmitriy Pichugin, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-25_in_Russian_service#/media/File:MiG-25RBS_Pichugin-1.jpg, License GFDL 1.2 (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/fdl-1.2.html)
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