F-22 vs F-35: One Was Built to Rule the Skies, the Other to Do Everything

F-22 vs F-35: One Was Built to Rule the Skies, the Other to Do Everything

Summary and Key Points: The F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II are America’s two most advanced stealth fighters, both built by Lockheed Martin but designed for opposite missions. The twin-engine, thrust-vectoring F-22 is a pure air-superiority fighter built to dominate the skies, with supercruise speed, a 1,800-mile range, and up to six AIM-120 missiles. -The single-engine F-35 is a multi-mission “Swiss Army Knife” — flying strike, electronic war…