Featured in RaptorBYTyler RogowayNov 21, 2020ShareCheck Out These Stunning Images Of All Four Air Force Tactical Demo Team Jets In FormationWith a crazy air show season coming to an end, the solo demo teams joined up on a C-130 for a rare and spectacular photo session. BYTyler RogowayNov 21, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 11, 2020ShareThis Lecture By An F-22 Test Pilot On The Raptor’s Flight Control System Is BonkersThe video highlights just how much fly-by-wire automation is needed to make the Raptor’s super maneuverability a reality. BYTyler RogowayJul 11, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareStudy On Restarting F-22 Production Has Finally Arrived, Here’s The VerdictThe report has finally been delivered to the House Armed Services Committee, and its secret, but its findings are already emerging. BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareChina’s Own “Catfish” Flying Avionics Testbed For The J-20 Fighter EmergesLifting a play from western 5th generation fighter development methodology, China is facing its own challenges with 5th-gen fighter sensor fusion in the air. BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareF-22 Now Has AIM-9X But Still No Helmet Mounted Display To Use With ItThe Raptor will never reach its full potential without a helmet mounted display, something that was promised with the jet nearly 30 years ago. BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 23, 2020ShareF-22 Raptors Could Become Aggressors Under Air Force’s Radical New Training PlanF-22s, which are in notoriously short supply, could perform other duties, including playing the bad guy, if new pilots needed fewer training sorties. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 23, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 15, 2020ShareF-22 Raptor Stealth Fighter Crashes During Training Flight In Florida (Updated)The Raptor was on a local training mission when the pilot was forced to eject. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 15, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 22, 2020ShareHawaii Air National Guard F-22s, KC-135, And C-17 Do The “Elephant Walk” In HonoluluBehold an amazing display of the Hawaii Air National Guard’s resident airpower. BYTyler RogowayApr 22, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 15, 2020ShareThis Slow Motion Footage Of An F-22 Raptor Maneuvering Is MesmerizingThe clip shows all the work being done by the Raptor’s huge control surfaces and thrust vectoring nozzles to make the maneuvers happen. BYTyler RogowayMar 15, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareSetting The Record Straight On Why Fighter Jets Can’t All Simply Fly Away To Escape StormsOutrage over F-22s left behind at Tyndall AFB as Michael hit and statements saying they should have all been flown away are divorced from reality. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareThese Images Of An F-22 Raptor’s Crumbling Radar Absorbent Skin Are FascinatingThe photos are a reminder of just how much work goes into keeping the F-22’s skin ready for combat and the amazing science behind its stealthy design. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 12, 2019ShareAir Force Wants Its XQ-58A Valkyrie Drone To Help F-22s And F-35s Talk To Each OtherAn XQ-58 working as a stealthy data fusion and relay node would give America’s two stealth fighters the ability to fight together like never before. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 12, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 25, 2019ShareNavy Super Hornets Hit Big 80 Percent Readiness Goal, But Sustaining It Is Another Question (Updated)Air Force F-16s look set to be the only other U.S. fighter jets to reach this goal, which former Secretary of Defense Mattis laid out last year. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 25, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 5, 2019ShareUpgrades Needed For Sustained F-22 Operations During A Crisis In Europe Axed For Border WallThe Air Force had planned to award contracts for the infrastructure improvements, including a specialized repair facility, next year. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 5, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayAug 22, 2019ShareYou Have To See The Rest Of This Shot Of An F-22 Tearing Across A Stormy Chicago SkylineThe epic image shows an F-22 rocketing past Hancock Tower as it pours vapor due to some very moist conditions. BYTyler RogowayAug 22, 2019ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickJul 29, 2019ShareHere’s The F-22 Production Restart Study The USAF Has Kept Secret For Over A YearWe finally see the study that was oddly classified on arrival and it has new relevance based on Japan’s desire for a new stealth fighter. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickJul 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareMassive US Counterstrike Against Assad’s Forces Signals New Stage Of Syrian Civil WarThree hour battle with Assad’s forces is a reminder that other parties may not give the US the choice of staying out of Syria’s civil war. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareF-22s, F-35s Join Hundreds of US and South Korean Jets in Drill as Fears of War RiseThe major exercise comes after North Korea’s test of a new monster missile and amid confusing US policy pronouncements. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareThe USAF Is Adding a Newish F-22 to its Fleet of Flight Test RaptorsPulled from storage, the Raptor will help test a variety of modifications, possibly including classified upgrades. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 28, 2019ShareF-22 Raptors Deploy To Qatar For The First Time Ever Amid Iran TensionsThe deployment comes after Iranian forces shot down a Navy drone last week, which pushed the United States and Iran to the brink of open conflict. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 28, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 24, 2019ShareAir Force Admits F-22 Raptors Won’t Hit 80 Percent Mission Capable Target On TimeThe service says it has made real progress toward that goal, but keeping availability rates up in the long term could still be challenging. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 24, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 17, 2019ShareCompany Teases New F-16 Flight Sim After Developer Ends Up In Jail Over Buying USAF ManualsThe charges stem from an online purchase in 2011 that ultimately led to a U.S. government sting operation. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 17, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayMay 16, 2019ShareWatch This Ultra Rare Cockpit Video Of An F-22 Raptor Blasting Through The SkiesThe USAF is suddenly loosening its restrictions on video shot from inside the cockpits of its stealth combat aircraft. BYTyler RogowayMay 16, 2019ShareBYBenjamin PrestonApr 22, 2019Share2019 Ford F-150 Raptor New Dad Review: Bulging Beast Lets Dad Look Muscular Without ExercisingThis desert blasting monster is huge and impractical for most in-town pursuits. BYBenjamin PrestonApr 22, 2019ShareBYChad KirchnerApr 16, 2019ShareYou Can Now Buy a V8 or Diesel-Powered Ford F-150 Raptor Pickup Truck, Because AmericaEither conversion will set you back a decent chunk of change, but can you really put a price on the Ford truck of your dreams? BYChad KirchnerApr 16, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 15, 2019ShareU.S. Air Force F-35A’s First Combat Deployment To The Middle East Has BegunThe Joint Strike Fighters will fill the gap left by the recent departure of the service’s F-22 Raptors and bring new capabilities, as well. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 15, 2019ShareBYChad KirchnerApr 15, 2019ShareGalpin Is Selling These 2019 Ford Ranger Raptor Pickup Truck Kits for $13,950Looking for some enhanced off-road capability for your new Ranger? Check out Galpin’s Ranger X. BYChad KirchnerApr 15, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 29, 2019ShareThe USAF’s Plan To Move F-22 Training Could Make Langley Air Force Base Raptor CentralThe proposal would put more than a third of the entire F-22 fleet in one place. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 29, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 27, 2019Share24 F-22 Raptors Do The “Elephant Walk” In Alaska To Tout Their Readiness To Fight (Updated)Roughly 20 percent of the Air Force’s entire combat coded F-22 fleet was on a single runway at one time for a massive show of force drill. BYTyler RogowayMar 27, 2019ShareBYChad KirchnerMar 25, 2019ShareShelby-Powered Ford Raptor in the Works With GT500 Mustang’s Supercharged V8: ReportIf the rumors are true, Ford is working on a serious competitor to Ram’s new Rebel TRX. BYChad KirchnerMar 25, 2019ShareBYChad KirchnerMar 5, 2019ShareThe 2020 Ford Transit Shares Critical Component With Ranger Raptor Off-RoaderConsidering the new Transit shares an optional propulsion system with the Ford Ranger Raptor, does that mean we’re getting the truck? BYChad KirchnerMar 5, 2019ShareBYChad KirchnerJan 17, 2019ShareFord Exec Hints at Possible Super Duty Off-Road Brute to Compete With Ram Power WagonFord currently owns the half-ton off-road space and Ram the heavy duty. Is Ford about to bring the fight to Ram? BYChad KirchnerJan 17, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayJan 17, 2019ShareTake In These Gorgeous Photos Of A B-2 And F-22s Soaring Together Over HawaiiB-2s are back in Oahu and this time around they got some pics alongside some resident F-22 Raptors over backdrops that only Hawaii can provide. BYTyler RogowayJan 17, 2019ShareBYChad KirchnerJan 8, 2019ShareFord Raptor-Fighting Jeep Gladiator Hercules Is Under Development: ReportWill Ford’s Baja-blasting performance truck get competition from the kings of off-road? BYChad KirchnerJan 8, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 7, 2018ShareUSAF Plans To Have Dozens Of F-35s Take The Place Of F-22s At Rebuilt Tyndall Air Force BaseA new Air Force plan would send the Raptors elsewhere for good, but rebuild the hurricane devastated base to accommodate three new squadrons. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 7, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 2, 2018ShareThe Last Of Tyndall’s F-22s Are Leaving The Base And May Never Come BackThe base’s Raptors are moving to four other locations indefinitely and the fate of other aircraft that weathered Hurricane Michael remains unclear. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 2, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 31, 2018ShareUSAF Had Faulty Data About Whether Hangars Full of F-22s Could Survive Hurricane MichaelThe service is trying to figure out why its assessments of how strong the buildings were got battered in the storm, too. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 31, 2018ShareBYRahul RamanOct 20, 2018ShareConfirmed: Ford Ranger Raptor Will Not Be Sold in the USIt’s disappointing, but not a total surprise. BYRahul RamanOct 20, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayOct 11, 2018ShareF-22 Raptor Came To A Rest On Its Side After Making Emergency Landing In AlaskaThe mishap is at least the third in just the last six months in which an F-22 suffered damage while landing. BYTyler RogowayOct 11, 2018ShareBYKyle CheromchaSep 26, 2018ShareDriving the Hennessey Velociraptor 6×6: Maximum America in a Six-Wheeled Ford F-150 RaptorThree axles, 600 horsepower, and a truly American dream. BYKyle CheromchaSep 26, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowaySep 20, 2018ShareStealth Pushes Forward: B-2s Refuel On Wake Island, F-22s Fly From Austere Base In MideastAmerica’s most capable and complex combat aircraft are beginning to operate from new, untraditional locales with minimal support. BYTyler RogowaySep 20, 2018ShareBYChad KirchnerSep 19, 2018ShareFord Releases 2019 Ranger Raptor Specifications for EuropeSo how about bringing the truck to the United States, Ford? BYChad KirchnerSep 19, 2018ShareBYBrian EvansSep 10, 2018Share2019 Ford F-150 Raptor Makes Off-Roading Easier With New ‘Trail Control’Think of it as cruise control that can tackle extremely rough terrain. BYBrian EvansSep 10, 2018ShareBYJerry PerezJul 26, 2018Share2019 Ford F-150 Limited: The Luxurious Raptor You’ve Been Waiting ForIts 450 horsepower and a new two-tone leather with suede interior should please the finest truckers. BYJerry PerezJul 26, 2018ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickJul 20, 2018ShareWatchdog Says USAF Is Wasting F-22s On Patrols And Deployments, Should Consolidate ForceA new report says the jets and their pilots are too busy with missions that don’t require their unique capabilities to prepare for conflicts that do. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickJul 20, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayMay 28, 2018ShareFlorida Air Base Hangar Turns Into A Raptor’s Nest As F-22s Take Refuge From AlbertoWith a tropical storm bearing down on the region, a flock of America’s most prized fighters is being stored indoors at Tyndall AFB. BYTyler RogowayMay 28, 2018ShareBYJerry PerezMay 11, 2018ShareFormula D’s Vaughn Gittin Jr. Talks Ford Raptor’s Terrain ManagementThe pro drifter professes his love for the Ford Mustang, but says he would rather daily drive an F-150 Raptor. BYJerry PerezMay 11, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 24, 2018ShareF-15E Crew And KC-10 Boom Operator Talk The Merits Of Coffee While RefuelingNobody kicks ass without tanker gas…Or caffeine! BYTyler RogowayApr 24, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 19, 2018ShareAnother F-22 From Alaska Had A Catastrophic Engine Failure Days Before NAS Fallon CrashThe previously unacknowledged incident occurred at Tyndall AFB and resulted in the pilot declaring an in-flight emergency. BYTyler RogowayApr 19, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 15, 2018ShareF-22 Raptor Came To A Rest On Its Belly During Major Mishap Friday At NAS Fallon (Updated)Few solid details are available regarding this incident but USAF officials have confirmed that it did indeed occur and the damage is extensive. BYTyler RogowayApr 15, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 2, 2018ShareWatch This F-22 Raptor Execute A Mind-Blowing Inverted Somersault At AltitudeFor the F-22 in particular, being able to quickly point its nose at an enemy aircraft even at low speed remains a highly valued capability. BYTyler RogowayMar 2, 2018ShareBYWill Sabel CourtneyJan 3, 2018ShareFord F-150 Raptor Vs. Honda Pioneer 1000-5: What’s More Fun Off-Road, a Truck or a UTV?In which we try to pass off playing around in the dirt as a comparison test. BYWill Sabel CourtneyJan 3, 2018ShareBYEric BrandtDec 20, 2017ShareHennessey Will Now Sell You a VelociRaptor 6×6If the VelociRaptor with four wheels wasn’t enough for you, then you’re in luck. BYEric BrandtDec 20, 2017ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 14, 2017ShareRussian Su-25 Almost Hits US F-22 During Intercept Over Syria, But Is There More Going On?Reports of two separate incidents, weeks apart, sound almost too similar to just be a coincidence. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 14, 2017ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 5, 2017ShareWatch This Crazy Video Of An A-4 Running For Its Life At Low-Level From A Menacing F-22It’s like a frantic life-or-death scene out of the documentary Planet Earth. BYTyler RogowayDec 5, 2017ShareBYDave BartosiakNov 18, 2017ShareRoush Teams Up RPG Off-Road to Make Ultimate Ford RaptorNow the Ford Raptor’s capability has no bounds. BYDave BartosiakNov 18, 2017ShareBYMax GoldbergNov 16, 2017ShareAwesome Ford Ranger Raptor Renderings Show Off Kickass Color ChoicesPick a color, any color. It all looks good. BYMax GoldbergNov 16, 2017ShareBYEric BrandtSep 14, 2017ShareFord F-150 Raptor Gets Shelby Treatment with the Shelby Baja RaptorIn case you got bored with just a regular Ford F-150 Raptor. BYEric BrandtSep 14, 2017ShareBYEric BrandtSep 8, 2017ShareThe Ford Ranger Raptor Is Coming Next Year…to AustraliaWatch the prototype fly like a rally car through the Australian outback. BYEric BrandtSep 8, 2017ShareBYWill Sabel CourtneyJun 2, 2017ShareFord in Talks with Jurassic Park Studio Universal Pictures Over the Word “Raptor”Whatever you think when you hear the word “raptor”…one of these companies would like you to think of something else. BYWill Sabel CourtneyJun 2, 2017ShareBYCaleb JacobsMay 5, 2017ShareF-250 MegaRaptor Puts Other Off-Roaders Out to PastureJust when you thought the typical Raptor was off the charts. BYCaleb JacobsMay 5, 2017ShareBYMax GoldbergMay 4, 2017ShareTake a Deep Dive Into the 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor’s Off-Road CapabilitiesThose are a lot of numbers you got there. BYMax GoldbergMay 4, 2017ShareBYMax GoldbergMay 4, 2017ShareF250R’s Ford F-250 MegaRaptor Is Nothing Short of InsaneThe MegaRaptor can tow a house and rip across sand dunes in the same afternoon. BYMax GoldbergMay 4, 2017ShareBYChris TsuiApr 11, 2017ShareWatch Ken Block Abuse a 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor in the DesertThe Gymkhana master and rally expert took Ford’s off-road monster to the sand dunes for some fun. BYChris TsuiApr 11, 2017Share123
BYTyler RogowayNov 21, 2020ShareCheck Out These Stunning Images Of All Four Air Force Tactical Demo Team Jets In FormationWith a crazy air show season coming to an end, the solo demo teams joined up on a C-130 for a rare and spectacular photo session. BYTyler RogowayNov 21, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 11, 2020ShareThis Lecture By An F-22 Test Pilot On The Raptor’s Flight Control System Is BonkersThe video highlights just how much fly-by-wire automation is needed to make the Raptor’s super maneuverability a reality. BYTyler RogowayJul 11, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareStudy On Restarting F-22 Production Has Finally Arrived, Here’s The VerdictThe report has finally been delivered to the House Armed Services Committee, and its secret, but its findings are already emerging. BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareChina’s Own “Catfish” Flying Avionics Testbed For The J-20 Fighter EmergesLifting a play from western 5th generation fighter development methodology, China is facing its own challenges with 5th-gen fighter sensor fusion in the air. BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareF-22 Now Has AIM-9X But Still No Helmet Mounted Display To Use With ItThe Raptor will never reach its full potential without a helmet mounted display, something that was promised with the jet nearly 30 years ago. BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 23, 2020ShareF-22 Raptors Could Become Aggressors Under Air Force’s Radical New Training PlanF-22s, which are in notoriously short supply, could perform other duties, including playing the bad guy, if new pilots needed fewer training sorties. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 23, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 15, 2020ShareF-22 Raptor Stealth Fighter Crashes During Training Flight In Florida (Updated)The Raptor was on a local training mission when the pilot was forced to eject. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 15, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 22, 2020ShareHawaii Air National Guard F-22s, KC-135, And C-17 Do The “Elephant Walk” In HonoluluBehold an amazing display of the Hawaii Air National Guard’s resident airpower. BYTyler RogowayApr 22, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 15, 2020ShareThis Slow Motion Footage Of An F-22 Raptor Maneuvering Is MesmerizingThe clip shows all the work being done by the Raptor’s huge control surfaces and thrust vectoring nozzles to make the maneuvers happen. BYTyler RogowayMar 15, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareSetting The Record Straight On Why Fighter Jets Can’t All Simply Fly Away To Escape StormsOutrage over F-22s left behind at Tyndall AFB as Michael hit and statements saying they should have all been flown away are divorced from reality. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareThese Images Of An F-22 Raptor’s Crumbling Radar Absorbent Skin Are FascinatingThe photos are a reminder of just how much work goes into keeping the F-22’s skin ready for combat and the amazing science behind its stealthy design. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 12, 2019ShareAir Force Wants Its XQ-58A Valkyrie Drone To Help F-22s And F-35s Talk To Each OtherAn XQ-58 working as a stealthy data fusion and relay node would give America’s two stealth fighters the ability to fight together like never before. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 12, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 25, 2019ShareNavy Super Hornets Hit Big 80 Percent Readiness Goal, But Sustaining It Is Another Question (Updated)Air Force F-16s look set to be the only other U.S. fighter jets to reach this goal, which former Secretary of Defense Mattis laid out last year. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 25, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 5, 2019ShareUpgrades Needed For Sustained F-22 Operations During A Crisis In Europe Axed For Border WallThe Air Force had planned to award contracts for the infrastructure improvements, including a specialized repair facility, next year. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 5, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayAug 22, 2019ShareYou Have To See The Rest Of This Shot Of An F-22 Tearing Across A Stormy Chicago SkylineThe epic image shows an F-22 rocketing past Hancock Tower as it pours vapor due to some very moist conditions. BYTyler RogowayAug 22, 2019Share
BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickJul 29, 2019ShareHere’s The F-22 Production Restart Study The USAF Has Kept Secret For Over A YearWe finally see the study that was oddly classified on arrival and it has new relevance based on Japan’s desire for a new stealth fighter. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickJul 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareMassive US Counterstrike Against Assad’s Forces Signals New Stage Of Syrian Civil WarThree hour battle with Assad’s forces is a reminder that other parties may not give the US the choice of staying out of Syria’s civil war. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareF-22s, F-35s Join Hundreds of US and South Korean Jets in Drill as Fears of War RiseThe major exercise comes after North Korea’s test of a new monster missile and amid confusing US policy pronouncements. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareThe USAF Is Adding a Newish F-22 to its Fleet of Flight Test RaptorsPulled from storage, the Raptor will help test a variety of modifications, possibly including classified upgrades. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 28, 2019ShareF-22 Raptors Deploy To Qatar For The First Time Ever Amid Iran TensionsThe deployment comes after Iranian forces shot down a Navy drone last week, which pushed the United States and Iran to the brink of open conflict. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 28, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 24, 2019ShareAir Force Admits F-22 Raptors Won’t Hit 80 Percent Mission Capable Target On TimeThe service says it has made real progress toward that goal, but keeping availability rates up in the long term could still be challenging. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 24, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 17, 2019ShareCompany Teases New F-16 Flight Sim After Developer Ends Up In Jail Over Buying USAF ManualsThe charges stem from an online purchase in 2011 that ultimately led to a U.S. government sting operation. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 17, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayMay 16, 2019ShareWatch This Ultra Rare Cockpit Video Of An F-22 Raptor Blasting Through The SkiesThe USAF is suddenly loosening its restrictions on video shot from inside the cockpits of its stealth combat aircraft. BYTyler RogowayMay 16, 2019Share
BYBenjamin PrestonApr 22, 2019Share2019 Ford F-150 Raptor New Dad Review: Bulging Beast Lets Dad Look Muscular Without ExercisingThis desert blasting monster is huge and impractical for most in-town pursuits. BYBenjamin PrestonApr 22, 2019Share
BYChad KirchnerApr 16, 2019ShareYou Can Now Buy a V8 or Diesel-Powered Ford F-150 Raptor Pickup Truck, Because AmericaEither conversion will set you back a decent chunk of change, but can you really put a price on the Ford truck of your dreams? BYChad KirchnerApr 16, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 15, 2019ShareU.S. Air Force F-35A’s First Combat Deployment To The Middle East Has BegunThe Joint Strike Fighters will fill the gap left by the recent departure of the service’s F-22 Raptors and bring new capabilities, as well. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 15, 2019Share
BYChad KirchnerApr 15, 2019ShareGalpin Is Selling These 2019 Ford Ranger Raptor Pickup Truck Kits for $13,950Looking for some enhanced off-road capability for your new Ranger? Check out Galpin’s Ranger X. BYChad KirchnerApr 15, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 29, 2019ShareThe USAF’s Plan To Move F-22 Training Could Make Langley Air Force Base Raptor CentralThe proposal would put more than a third of the entire F-22 fleet in one place. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 29, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 27, 2019Share24 F-22 Raptors Do The “Elephant Walk” In Alaska To Tout Their Readiness To Fight (Updated)Roughly 20 percent of the Air Force’s entire combat coded F-22 fleet was on a single runway at one time for a massive show of force drill. BYTyler RogowayMar 27, 2019Share
BYChad KirchnerMar 25, 2019ShareShelby-Powered Ford Raptor in the Works With GT500 Mustang’s Supercharged V8: ReportIf the rumors are true, Ford is working on a serious competitor to Ram’s new Rebel TRX. BYChad KirchnerMar 25, 2019Share
BYChad KirchnerMar 5, 2019ShareThe 2020 Ford Transit Shares Critical Component With Ranger Raptor Off-RoaderConsidering the new Transit shares an optional propulsion system with the Ford Ranger Raptor, does that mean we’re getting the truck? BYChad KirchnerMar 5, 2019Share
BYChad KirchnerJan 17, 2019ShareFord Exec Hints at Possible Super Duty Off-Road Brute to Compete With Ram Power WagonFord currently owns the half-ton off-road space and Ram the heavy duty. Is Ford about to bring the fight to Ram? BYChad KirchnerJan 17, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayJan 17, 2019ShareTake In These Gorgeous Photos Of A B-2 And F-22s Soaring Together Over HawaiiB-2s are back in Oahu and this time around they got some pics alongside some resident F-22 Raptors over backdrops that only Hawaii can provide. BYTyler RogowayJan 17, 2019Share
BYChad KirchnerJan 8, 2019ShareFord Raptor-Fighting Jeep Gladiator Hercules Is Under Development: ReportWill Ford’s Baja-blasting performance truck get competition from the kings of off-road? BYChad KirchnerJan 8, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 7, 2018ShareUSAF Plans To Have Dozens Of F-35s Take The Place Of F-22s At Rebuilt Tyndall Air Force BaseA new Air Force plan would send the Raptors elsewhere for good, but rebuild the hurricane devastated base to accommodate three new squadrons. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 7, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 2, 2018ShareThe Last Of Tyndall’s F-22s Are Leaving The Base And May Never Come BackThe base’s Raptors are moving to four other locations indefinitely and the fate of other aircraft that weathered Hurricane Michael remains unclear. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 2, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 31, 2018ShareUSAF Had Faulty Data About Whether Hangars Full of F-22s Could Survive Hurricane MichaelThe service is trying to figure out why its assessments of how strong the buildings were got battered in the storm, too. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 31, 2018Share
BYRahul RamanOct 20, 2018ShareConfirmed: Ford Ranger Raptor Will Not Be Sold in the USIt’s disappointing, but not a total surprise. BYRahul RamanOct 20, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayOct 11, 2018ShareF-22 Raptor Came To A Rest On Its Side After Making Emergency Landing In AlaskaThe mishap is at least the third in just the last six months in which an F-22 suffered damage while landing. BYTyler RogowayOct 11, 2018Share
BYKyle CheromchaSep 26, 2018ShareDriving the Hennessey Velociraptor 6×6: Maximum America in a Six-Wheeled Ford F-150 RaptorThree axles, 600 horsepower, and a truly American dream. BYKyle CheromchaSep 26, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowaySep 20, 2018ShareStealth Pushes Forward: B-2s Refuel On Wake Island, F-22s Fly From Austere Base In MideastAmerica’s most capable and complex combat aircraft are beginning to operate from new, untraditional locales with minimal support. BYTyler RogowaySep 20, 2018Share
BYChad KirchnerSep 19, 2018ShareFord Releases 2019 Ranger Raptor Specifications for EuropeSo how about bringing the truck to the United States, Ford? BYChad KirchnerSep 19, 2018Share
BYBrian EvansSep 10, 2018Share2019 Ford F-150 Raptor Makes Off-Roading Easier With New ‘Trail Control’Think of it as cruise control that can tackle extremely rough terrain. BYBrian EvansSep 10, 2018Share
BYJerry PerezJul 26, 2018Share2019 Ford F-150 Limited: The Luxurious Raptor You’ve Been Waiting ForIts 450 horsepower and a new two-tone leather with suede interior should please the finest truckers. BYJerry PerezJul 26, 2018Share
BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickJul 20, 2018ShareWatchdog Says USAF Is Wasting F-22s On Patrols And Deployments, Should Consolidate ForceA new report says the jets and their pilots are too busy with missions that don’t require their unique capabilities to prepare for conflicts that do. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickJul 20, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayMay 28, 2018ShareFlorida Air Base Hangar Turns Into A Raptor’s Nest As F-22s Take Refuge From AlbertoWith a tropical storm bearing down on the region, a flock of America’s most prized fighters is being stored indoors at Tyndall AFB. BYTyler RogowayMay 28, 2018Share
BYJerry PerezMay 11, 2018ShareFormula D’s Vaughn Gittin Jr. Talks Ford Raptor’s Terrain ManagementThe pro drifter professes his love for the Ford Mustang, but says he would rather daily drive an F-150 Raptor. BYJerry PerezMay 11, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 24, 2018ShareF-15E Crew And KC-10 Boom Operator Talk The Merits Of Coffee While RefuelingNobody kicks ass without tanker gas…Or caffeine! BYTyler RogowayApr 24, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 19, 2018ShareAnother F-22 From Alaska Had A Catastrophic Engine Failure Days Before NAS Fallon CrashThe previously unacknowledged incident occurred at Tyndall AFB and resulted in the pilot declaring an in-flight emergency. BYTyler RogowayApr 19, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 15, 2018ShareF-22 Raptor Came To A Rest On Its Belly During Major Mishap Friday At NAS Fallon (Updated)Few solid details are available regarding this incident but USAF officials have confirmed that it did indeed occur and the damage is extensive. BYTyler RogowayApr 15, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 2, 2018ShareWatch This F-22 Raptor Execute A Mind-Blowing Inverted Somersault At AltitudeFor the F-22 in particular, being able to quickly point its nose at an enemy aircraft even at low speed remains a highly valued capability. BYTyler RogowayMar 2, 2018Share
BYWill Sabel CourtneyJan 3, 2018ShareFord F-150 Raptor Vs. Honda Pioneer 1000-5: What’s More Fun Off-Road, a Truck or a UTV?In which we try to pass off playing around in the dirt as a comparison test. BYWill Sabel CourtneyJan 3, 2018Share
BYEric BrandtDec 20, 2017ShareHennessey Will Now Sell You a VelociRaptor 6×6If the VelociRaptor with four wheels wasn’t enough for you, then you’re in luck. BYEric BrandtDec 20, 2017Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 14, 2017ShareRussian Su-25 Almost Hits US F-22 During Intercept Over Syria, But Is There More Going On?Reports of two separate incidents, weeks apart, sound almost too similar to just be a coincidence. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 14, 2017Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 5, 2017ShareWatch This Crazy Video Of An A-4 Running For Its Life At Low-Level From A Menacing F-22It’s like a frantic life-or-death scene out of the documentary Planet Earth. BYTyler RogowayDec 5, 2017Share
BYDave BartosiakNov 18, 2017ShareRoush Teams Up RPG Off-Road to Make Ultimate Ford RaptorNow the Ford Raptor’s capability has no bounds. BYDave BartosiakNov 18, 2017Share
BYMax GoldbergNov 16, 2017ShareAwesome Ford Ranger Raptor Renderings Show Off Kickass Color ChoicesPick a color, any color. It all looks good. BYMax GoldbergNov 16, 2017Share
BYEric BrandtSep 14, 2017ShareFord F-150 Raptor Gets Shelby Treatment with the Shelby Baja RaptorIn case you got bored with just a regular Ford F-150 Raptor. BYEric BrandtSep 14, 2017Share
BYEric BrandtSep 8, 2017ShareThe Ford Ranger Raptor Is Coming Next Year…to AustraliaWatch the prototype fly like a rally car through the Australian outback. BYEric BrandtSep 8, 2017Share
BYWill Sabel CourtneyJun 2, 2017ShareFord in Talks with Jurassic Park Studio Universal Pictures Over the Word “Raptor”Whatever you think when you hear the word “raptor”…one of these companies would like you to think of something else. BYWill Sabel CourtneyJun 2, 2017Share
BYCaleb JacobsMay 5, 2017ShareF-250 MegaRaptor Puts Other Off-Roaders Out to PastureJust when you thought the typical Raptor was off the charts. BYCaleb JacobsMay 5, 2017Share
BYMax GoldbergMay 4, 2017ShareTake a Deep Dive Into the 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor’s Off-Road CapabilitiesThose are a lot of numbers you got there. BYMax GoldbergMay 4, 2017Share
BYMax GoldbergMay 4, 2017ShareF250R’s Ford F-250 MegaRaptor Is Nothing Short of InsaneThe MegaRaptor can tow a house and rip across sand dunes in the same afternoon. BYMax GoldbergMay 4, 2017Share
BYChris TsuiApr 11, 2017ShareWatch Ken Block Abuse a 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor in the DesertThe Gymkhana master and rally expert took Ford’s off-road monster to the sand dunes for some fun. BYChris TsuiApr 11, 2017Share