page_title: Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor
section_title: Operators
hierarchical_section_title: Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor / Operators
caption_attribution_description: The first operational F-22A Raptor #01-4018 cruises over Florida on its delivery flight to Tyndall, home of the world's first Raptor squadron.
context_page_description: The Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor is a single-seat, twin-engine, all-weather stealth tactical fighter aircraft developed for the United States Air Force. The result of the USAF's Advanced Tactical Fighter program, the aircraft was designed primarily as an air superiority fighter, but also has ground attack, electronic warfare, and signal intelligence capabilities. The prime contractor, Lockheed Martin, built most of the F-22's airframe and weapons systems and conducted final assembly, while Boeing provided the wings, aft fuselage, avionics integration, and training systems.
  The aircraft was variously designated F-22 and F/A-22 before it formally entered service in December 2005 as the F-22A. Despite its protracted development and various operational issues, USAF officials consider the F-22 a critical component of the service's tactical air power. Its combination of stealth, aerodynamic performance, and avionics systems enable unprecedented air combat capabilities.
  Service officials had originally planned to buy a total of 750 ATFs.
context_section_description: The United States Air Force is the only operator of the F-22. In August 2019, it had 183 production aircraft in inventory.
caption: F-22 from Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, cruising over the Florida Panhandle
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