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F-22 Raptor

Stealth air-superiority fighter

A grey YFQ-44A Fury drone with U.S. Air Force markings flies above the brown Mojave Desert and distant mountains
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jennifer Healy (public domain), via DVIDS

Built to win control of the air, the F-22 pairs stealth with supercruise, sustained supersonic flight without afterburner. It has never been exported, and production ended in 2011.

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