page_title: Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor
section_title: Operators
hierarchical_section_title: Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor / Operators
caption_attribution_description: English: F-22 Raptors sit on the flight line at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii Feb. 12, 2007. The F-22Õs and more than 250 Airmen from the 27th Fighter Squadron at Langley Air Force Base, Va., are bound for Kadena Air Base, Japan, for the aircraftÕs first overseas operational deployment.
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 with drop tanks in transit to Kadena Air Base, Japan, from Langley AFB, Virginia
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