The winning Advanced Tactical Fighter lineage, beginning with the YF-22 demonstrators and continuing into the operational F-22 air-superiority fighter.
Development
Lockheed YF-22 / F-22 Raptor family was developed by Lockheed Aircraft Corporation in United States as a fighter. The family first flew in 1990 and entered service in 2005. Its recorded airframe configuration is fixed wing, with the family classified in the archive as core combat-aircraft scope.
Operational History
Operationally, Lockheed YF-22 / F-22 Raptor family is represented primarily in the fighter role. The sourced variant records include service with United States Air Force. The current structured record does not attach a specific conflict authority to this family; operational context remains limited to sourced service and role data. Role tags attached to the family include stealth and air superiority.
Variants and Lineage
Major variants represented in the structured record include YF-22A, F-22A Raptor, F-22A Block 20, and F-22A Block 30.
Variants
| Designation | Type | Role | Recorded operators |
|---|---|---|---|
| F-22A Block 20 | Production | Fighter | United States Air Force |
| F-22A Block 30 | Production | Fighter | United States Air Force |
| F-22A Raptor | Production | Fighter | United States Air Force |
| YF-22A | Prototype | Fighter | United States Air Force |
Representative specifications
Configuration-specific profiles are shown separately so values from different variants are not blended into one false “standard” aircraft.
YF-22A — C017 baseline technical profile
- Crew
- 1
Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney YF119 or General Electric YF120 turbofans (prototype-dependent)
Armament: YF-22 demonstrators evaluated internal air-to-air weapon carriage concepts; the operational F-22 adds internal cannon and air-to-air/precision-strike weapons.
Sources and further reading
Structured references supporting this aircraft family, variants, specifications, and narrative sections.
- F-22 Raptor — program background — United States Air Force · Tier 1
- Jane's All the World's Aircraft 2005-06 — Jane's Information Group · Tier 3
- Jane's All the World's Aircraft 2007-08 — Jane's Information Group · Tier 3