The F-22 Raptor's story is marked by its unmatched combat capabilities overshadowed by strategic and budgetary constraints, limiting its role in U.S. air power and leading to its early production halt in 2011.
University of Manchester students won the IT FLIES USA competition, which took place in the Simulation Laboratory at The University of Dayton, and was judged by two test pilots.
A Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor experienced a nose gear issue upon landing at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, marking a less-than-ideal return of the aircraft to the Indo-Pacific region.