RAPTOR STRIKES F-22 MAKES ITS COMBAT DEBUT

摘要

In the early hours of September 23 over Syria, the US Air Force's 'superfighter; the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor, made its combat debut. CA evaluates the significance of the type's missions. WITH THE US military having started air strikes on Islamic State (IS) targets in Iraq on August 8, the US Air Force remained low-key regarding its involvement. Most media coverage surrounded the US Navy F/A-18 operations from the USS George H. W. Bush (CVN-77) under way in the Persian Gulf. However, it was clear that the US Air Force was in the region and playing a major role.