Editing Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor (section)

===Operational service===
[[File:Raptor and TU-95.jpg|thumb|An F-22 from Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, intercepting a Russian [[Tupolev Tu-95]] bomber near American airspace |alt=Aerial port view of two aircraft in flight, one on top of the other. The bottom aircraft is a four-engined propeller-driven aircraft, which is escorted by a jet fighter.]]

Following IOC and large-scale exercises, the F-22 flew its first homeland defense mission in January 2007 under [[Operation Noble Eagle]]. In November 2007, F-22s of 90th Fighter Squadron at [[Elmendorf AFB]], Alaska, performed their first [[North American Aerospace Defense Command]] (NORAD) interception of two Russian [[Tupolev Tu-95|Tu-95MS]] bombers.<ref>[http://www.airforcemag.com/DRArchive/Pages/2007/December%202007/December%2014%202007/1025raptor.aspx "Raptors Perform First Intercept of Russian Bombers."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106190249/http://www.airforcemag.com/DRArchive/Pages/2007/December%202007/December%2014%202007/1025raptor.aspx |date=6 November 2018}} ''Air Force Magazine'', Daily Report, 14 December 2007. Retrieved 9 May 2010.</ref> Since then, F-22s have also escorted probing [[Tupolev Tu-160|Tu-160]] bombers.<ref>{{cite web|date=26 March 2010|title=Russia denies violating British Air Space|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/60234/russia-denies-violating-british-air.html|access-date=11 October 2021|website=[[Deccan Herald]]|location=Moscow|archive-date=11 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211011020318/https://www.deccanherald.com/content/60234/russia-denies-violating-british-air.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

The F-22 was first deployed overseas in February 2007 with the 27th Fighter Squadron to [[Kadena Air Base]] in Okinawa, Japan.<ref>[http://airrecognition.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=603 "12 F-22 Raptors deployed to Japan."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329222718/http://airrecognition.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=603 |date=29 March 2019}} ''Air Recognition'', 14 January 2013.{{unreliable source|date=February 2024}}</ref> This first overseas deployment was initially marred by problems when six F-22s flying from [[Hickam AFB]], Hawaii, experienced multiple software-related system failures while crossing the [[International Date Line]] ([[180th meridian]] of [[longitude]]). The aircraft returned to Hawaii by following [[Aerial refueling|tanker aircraft]]. Within 48 hours, the error was resolved and the journey resumed.<ref>{{cite web |last=Wastnage |first=Justin |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/pictures-navigational-software-glitch-forces-lockheed-martin-f-22-raptors-back-to-hawaii-212102/ |title=Navigational software glitch forces Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptors back to Hawaii, abandoning first foreign deployment to Japan |work=FlightGlobal |date=14 February 2007 |access-date=11 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130516202745/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/pictures-navigational-software-glitch-forces-lockheed-martin-f-22-raptors-back-to-hawaii-212102/ |archive-date=16 May 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=Raptors_arrive>{{cite web|url=https://www.af.mil/News/story/storyID/123041567/ |last=Johnson |first=Maj. Dani |title=Raptors arrive at Kadena |publisher=US Air Force |date=19 February 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100626180609/http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123041567 |archive-date=26 June 2010}}</ref> Kadena would be a frequent rotation for F-22 units; they have also been involved in training exercises in South Korea, Malaysia, and the Philippines.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/04/01/us-reportedly-sends-f-22-jets-to-join-south-korea-drills/ |title=US sends F-22 jets to join South Korea drills |publisher=Fox News |date=1 April 2013 |access-date=31 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110131207/http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/04/01/us-reportedly-sends-f-22-jets-to-join-south-korea-drills/ |archive-date=10 November 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Mahadzir |first=Dzirhan |place=Kuala Lumpur |url=http://www.janes.com/article/38842/f-22s-land-in-malaysia-for-first-southeast-asian-exercise |title=F-22s land in Malaysia for first Southeast Asian exercise |newspaper=Jane's 360 |publisher=IHS |date=4 June 2014 |access-date=29 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140615153200/http://www.janes.com/article/38842/f-22s-land-in-malaysia-for-first-southeast-asian-exercise |archive-date=15 June 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Perez |first1=Zamone |last2=Simkins |first2=Jon |url=https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2023/03/21/us-f-22s-land-in-philippines-for-first-time-furthering-defense-ties/ |title=US F-22s land in Philippines for first time, furthering defense ties |work=Air Force Times |date=21 March 2023}}</ref>

Defense Secretary Gates initially refused to deploy F-22s to the Middle East in 2007;<ref>Clark, Colin. [http://www.dodbuzz.com/2008/06/30/gates-opposed-af-plans-to-deploy-f-22-to-iraq/ "Gates Opposed AF Plans to Deploy F-22 to Iraq."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004144026/http://www.dodbuzz.com/2008/06/30/gates-opposed-af-plans-to-deploy-f-22-to-iraq/ |date=4 October 2011}} ''DOD Buzz'', 30 June 2008. Retrieved 31 August 2011.</ref> the type made its first deployment in the region at [[Al Dhafra Air Base]] in the UAE in 2009. In April 2012, F-22s have been rotating into Al Dhafra, less than 200 miles from Iran.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Butler |first=Amy |url=http://aviationweek.com/defense/uae-based-f-22s-signal-iran |title=UAE-based F-22s a Signal to Iran |work=Aviation Week |date=12 April 2012 |access-date=3 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715000219/http://aviationweek.com/defense/uae-based-f-22s-signal-iran |archive-date=15 July 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>Munoz, Carlos. [https://thehill.com/policy/defense/112835-reports-dod-deploys-f-22-fighters-near-iranian-border/ "Reports: DOD deploys F-22 fighters near Iranian border".] ''The Hill'', 27 April 2012.</ref> In March 2013, the USAF announced that an F-22 had intercepted an Iranian F-4 Phantom II that approached within 16 miles of an [[MQ-1 Predator]] flying off the Iranian coastline.<ref name="iranf4">{{cite web |url=http://www.military.com/daily-news/2013/09/17/welsh-f22-flew-to-drones-rescue-off-iran-coast.html?comp=700001075741&rank=6 |title=F-22 Flew to Drone's Rescue off Iran Coast |newspaper=Military |date=17 September 2013 |access-date=28 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427135504/http://www.military.com/daily-news/2013/09/17/welsh-f22-flew-to-drones-rescue-off-iran-coast.html?comp=700001075741&rank=6 |archive-date=27 April 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:F-22-Refuel-3.jpg|thumb|upright|left|An F-22 [[Aerial refueling|refueling]] prior to combat operations in Syria, September 2014]]
On 22 September 2014, F-22s performed the type's first combat sorties by conducting some of the opening strikes of [[Operation Inherent Resolve]], the [[American-led intervention in Syria]]; aircraft dropped 1,000-pound GPS-guided bombs on [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|Islamic State]] targets near [[Tishrin Dam]].<ref name=AW_first_grd_atarget>{{cite web |last=Butler |first=Amy |url=http://aviationweek.com/defense/f-22-s-takes-first-shot-against-ground-not-air-target |title=F-22s takes first shot against ground, not air target |work=Aviation week |access-date=28 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410062526/https://aviationweek.com/defense/f-22-s-takes-first-shot-against-ground-not-air-target |archive-date=10 April 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://aviationweek.com/defense/inside-cockpit-flying-f-22-against-islamic-state-syria |title=Inside The Cockpit: Flying The F-22 Against Islamic State in Syria |date=23 May 2017 |author=Lara Seligman |author2=Aaron Smith |work=Aviation Week & Space Technology |access-date=28 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180728160939/http://aviationweek.com/defense/inside-cockpit-flying-f-22-against-islamic-state-syria |archive-date=28 July 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> Between September 2014 and July 2015, F-22s flew 204 sorties over Syria, dropping 270 bombs at some 60 locations.<ref>[http://www.military.com/daily-news/2015/07/21/f22-raptor-ensures-other-war-fighting-aircraft-survive-syria.html F-22 Raptor Ensures other War-Fighting Aircraft Survive Over Syria] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330104940/https://www.military.com/daily-news/2015/07/21/f22-raptor-ensures-other-war-fighting-aircraft-survive-syria.html |date=30 March 2019}} – Military.com, 21 July 2015</ref> Throughout their deployment, F-22s conducted close air support (CAS) and also deterred Syrian, Iranian, and Russian aircraft from attacking U.S.-backed Kurdish forces and disrupting U.S. operations in the region.<ref>[https://www.afcent.af.mil/Units/380th-Air-Expeditionary-Wing/News/Display/Article/616369/f-22-adapts-to-oir-conflict-cleared-hot-in-iraq-syria/ F-22 adapts to OIR conflict, 'Cleared Hot' in Iraq, Syria]  – AF.mil, 7 September 2015</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/19/politics/syria-bombing-us-forces/index.html|title=Aerial close encounter between US, Syrian jets|first1=Barbara|last1=Starr|first2=Ryan|last2=Browne|publisher=CNN|access-date=20 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411211207/https://www.cnn.com/2016/08/19/politics/syria-bombing-us-forces/index.html|archive-date=11 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Lockie |first=Alex |url=https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2018/11/06/f-22-stealth-jets-got-587-aircraft-to-back-off-in-their-combat-surge-over-syria/ |title=F-22 stealth jets got 587 aircraft to back off in their combat surge over Syria |newspaper=Air Force Times |date=6 November 2018 |access-date=13 March 2023 |archive-date=13 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313155356/https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2018/11/06/f-22-stealth-jets-got-587-aircraft-to-back-off-in-their-combat-surge-over-syria/ |url-status=live}}</ref> F-22s also participated in the [[Battle of Khasham|U.S. strikes]] that defeated pro-[[Al-Assad family|Assad]] and Russian [[Wagner Group]] paramilitary forces near [[Khasham]] in eastern Syria on 7 February 2018.<ref>[https://edition.cnn.com/2018/02/07/politics/us-strikes-pro-regime-forces-syria/index.html US-led coalition strikes kill pro-regime forces in Syria] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180430231909/https://edition.cnn.com/2018/02/07/politics/us-strikes-pro-regime-forces-syria/index.html |date=30 April 2018}} CNN, 8 February 2018.</ref><ref name="Pawlyk 2018">{{cite web |last=Pawlyk |first=Oriana |title=US Scrambles Firepower to Defend SDF Against Pro-Assad Forces |website=[[Military.com]] |date=8 February 2018 |url=https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/02/08/us-scrambles-firepower-defend-sdf-against-pro-assad-forces.html |access-date=23 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330104927/https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/02/08/us-scrambles-firepower-defend-sdf-against-pro-assad-forces.html |archive-date=30 March 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="harrigianstatement">[https://www.defense.gov/News/Transcripts/Transcript/Article/1441080/department-of-defense-press-briefing-by-lieutenant-general-harrigian-via-teleco/ News Transcript: Department Of Defense Press Briefing by Lieutenant General Harrigian via teleconference from Al Udeid Airbase, Qatar: Press Operations: Lieutenant General Jeffrey Harrigian, commander, U.S. Air Forces Central Command]  U.S. Department of Defense, 13 February 2018.</ref> These strikes notwithstanding, the F-22's main role in the operation was conducting [[Intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance|intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance]].<ref>[https://archive.today/20141004152023/http://www.defensenews.com/article/20140929/DEFREG02/309290029/F-22-Continuing-Operations-Syria F-22 Continuing Operations in Syria] – Defensenews.com, 29 September 2014</ref> The aircraft also performed missions in other regions of the Middle East; in November 2017, F-22s operating alongside [[Boeing B-52 Stratofortress|B-52]]s bombed [[opium]] production and storage facilities in [[Taliban]]-controlled regions of Afghanistan.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Nichols|first1=Hans|last2=Gains|first2=Mosheh|title=U.S. bombs Afghan opium plants in new strategy to cut Taliban funds|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/u-s-bombs-afghan-opium-plants-new-strategy-cut-taliban-n822506|access-date=20 November 2017|publisher=NBC News|date=20 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171120173046/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/u-s-bombs-afghan-opium-plants-new-strategy-cut-taliban-n822506|archive-date=20 November 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="F22cost2019">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47861444 |title=How the US military's opium war in Afghanistan was lost |publisher=BBC |date=25 April 2019 |page=1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426182832/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47861444 |archive-date=26 April 2019 |access-date=28 April 2019}}</ref>

[[File:F-22 landing on Iwo Jima.jpg|thumb|An F-22 lands on Iwo Jima (''Iōtō'') in April 2024 during Agile Reaper 24-1.]]
To increase deployment responsiveness and reduce logistical footprint in a peer or near-peer conflict, the USAF developed a deployment concept called Rapid Raptor which involves two to four F-22s and one [[Boeing C-17 Globemaster III|C-17]] for logistical support, first proposed in 2008 by two F-22 pilots. The goal was for the type to be able to set up and engage in combat within 24 hours in smaller and more austere environments that would enable more dispersed and survivable disposition of forces. This concept was tested at Wake Island in 2013 and Guam in late 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.airandspaceforces.com/f-22s-call-on-wake-island/ |title=F-22s on Wake Island |date=3 July 2013 |work=Air Force Magazine}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.airforcemag.com/Features/Pages/2013/September%202013/box092613rapid.aspx |title=Rapid Raptor Package |last=Schanz |first=Marc |date=28 September 2013 |website=Air force Magazine |publisher=Air Force Association |access-date=1 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929114338/http://www.airforcemag.com/Features/Pages/2013/September%202013/box092613rapid.aspx |archive-date=29 September 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>Clark, Behak. [https://www.pacaf.af.mil/News/story/id/123433300/ "Hickam Airmen exercise Rapid Raptor in Guam."]  U.S. Air Force, 3 December 2014.</ref> Four F-22s were deployed to [[Spangdahlem Air Base]] in Germany, [[Łask Air Base]] in Poland, and [[Ämari Air Base]] in Estonia in August and September 2015 to further test the concept and train with NATO allies in response to the Russian annexation of Crimea in 2014.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/616430/f-22s-arrive-in-estonia/ |title=F-22s Arrive in Estonia |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928073748/http://www.af.mil/News/ArticleDisplay/tabid/223/Article/616430/f-22s-arrive-in-estonia.aspx |archive-date=28 September 2015 |url-status=live |work=U.S. Air Force}}</ref> The USAF would build on the principles of Rapid Raptor and eventually integrate it into its new operational concept called Agile Combat Employment, which shifts towards distributed operations during peer conflicts; for instance, detachments of F-22s have operated from austere airfields on [[Tinian]] and [[Iwo Jima]] during exercises.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.airandspaceforces.com/rapid-raptor-2-0/ |last=Hudson |first=Amy |title=Rapid Raptor 2.0 |date=7 March 2017 |work=Air Force Magazine}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Harpley |first=Unshin Lee |url=https://www.airandspaceforces.com/photos-airmen-f-22s-pacific-exercise/ |title=Airmen, F-22s Scatter to Austere 'Spokes' for Pacific Exercise |work=Air & Space Forces Magazine |date=29 April 2024}}</ref>

On 4 February 2023, an F-22 of the 1st Fighter Wing shot down a suspected [[2023 Chinese balloon incident|Chinese spy balloon]] within visual range off the coast of [[South Carolina]] at an altitude of 60,000 to {{convert|65,000|ft|m}},<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 February 2023 |title=US shoots down Chinese 'spy' balloon over Atlantic |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64524105 |access-date=5 February 2023 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB |archive-date=11 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230211014840/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64524105 |url-status=live}}</ref> marking the F-22's first air-to-air kill.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-02-05 |title=F-22 Makes First Air-to-Air Strike in Chinese Balloon Takedown |language=en |work=Bloomberg.com |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-02-05/us-fighter-jet-that-hit-chinese-balloon-scored-its-first-air-to-air-takedown |access-date=2023-11-24}}</ref> The wreckage landed approximately 6 miles offshore and was subsequently secured by ships of the [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] and [[United States Coast Guard|U.S. Coast Guard]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Garamone|first1=Jim|title=F-22 Safely Shoots Down Chinese Spy Balloon Off South Carolina Coast|url=https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3288543/f-22-safely-shoots-down-chinese-spy-balloon-off-south-carolina-coast/|access-date=7 February 2023|publisher=United States Department of Defense|date=4 February 2023|url-status=live|archive-date=11 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230211012305/https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3288543/f-22-safely-shoots-down-chinese-spy-balloon-off-south-carolina-coast/}}</ref> F-22s shot down additional high-altitude objects [[2023 Alaska high-altitude object|near the coast of Alaska]] on 10 February and [[2023 Yukon high-altitude object|over Yukon]] on 11 February.<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 February 2023 |title=US jet shoots down unknown object flying off Alaska coast |url=https://apnews.com/article/pentagon-shoots-down-unknown-flying-object-175f9078d1df36e392b2956ba771001e |access-date=11 February 2023 |website=AP NEWS |language=en |archive-date=11 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230211000747/https://apnews.com/article/pentagon-shoots-down-unknown-flying-object-175f9078d1df36e392b2956ba771001e |url-status=live}}</ref>

The USAF expects to begin retiring the F-22 in the 2030s as it gets replaced by the [[Next Generation Air Dominance]] (NGAD) sixth-generation crewed fighter, the Boeing F-47.<ref>Sherman, Jason. [http://insidedefense.com/201403112464029/Inside-Defense-General/Public-Articles/air-force-sets-plan-to-launch-sixth-gen-fighter-program-in-2018/menu-id-926.html "Air Force Sets Plan To Launch Sixth-Gen Fighter Program In 2018".] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140312225351/http://insidedefense.com/201403112464029/Inside-Defense-General/Public-Articles/air-force-sets-plan-to-launch-sixth-gen-fighter-program-in-2018/menu-id-926.html |date=12 March 2014}} ''Inside Defense'', 11 March 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.</ref><ref name=ngad2030>{{cite web |url=https://www.airforcemag.com/new-force-design-ngad-needed-soon-f-22-sunset-begins-in-2030/ |title=New Force Design: NGAD Needed Soon, F-22 Sunset Begins in 2030 |work=Air Force Magazine |date=13 May 2021 |access-date=18 May 2021 |archive-date=5 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220605171912/https://www.airforcemag.com/new-force-design-ngad-needed-soon-f-22-sunset-begins-in-2030/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Operational Imperative No. 4 |url=https://www.airandspaceforces.com/article/operational-imperative-no-4/ |access-date=26 February 2024 |work=Air & Space Forces Magazine |date=27 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Tirpak |first=John A. |url=https://www.airandspaceforces.com/new-f-47-f-22-allvin/ |title=Air Force Chief: How the New F-47 Will Improve on the F-22 |work=Air & Space Forces Magazine |publisher=Air & Space Forces Association |date=21 March 2025}}</ref> In May 2021, Air Force Chief of Staff [[Charles Q. Brown Jr.]] said that he envisioned a reduction in the future number of fighter fleets to "four plus one": the F-22 followed by NGAD, the F-35A, the F-15E followed by F-15EX, the F-16 followed by "MR-X", and the [[A-10]]; the A-10 was later dropped from the plans due that aircraft's accelerated retirement.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tirpak |first1=John |title=CSAF: F-22 Not in USAF's Long-Term Plan |url=https://www.airandspaceforces.com/csaf-f-22-not-in-usafs-long-term-plan/ |access-date=26 February 2024 |work=Air & Space Forces Magazine |date=12 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Copp |first1=Tara |last2=Weisgerber |first2=Marcus |title=The Air Force Is Planning For a Future Without the F-22 |url=https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2021/05/air-force-planning-future-without-f-22/174001/ |access-date=26 February 2024 |work=Defense One |date=12 May 2021 |language=en}}</ref> In 2022 the Air Force requested that it be allowed to divest all but three of its Block 20 F-22s at Tyndall AFB.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cohen |first1=Rachel |title=Air Force wants to send Tyndall's F-22 jets to the boneyard |url=https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2022/03/28/air-force-wants-to-send-tyndalls-f-22-jets-to-the-boneyard/ |access-date=26 February 2024 |work=Air Force Times |date=28 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref> Congress denied the request to divest its 33 non-combat-coded Block 20 aircraft and passed language prohibiting the divestment through FY2026.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Insinna |first1=Valerie |title=Congress protects F-22s from retirement, oks sending some A-10s to the boneyard |url=https://breakingdefense.com/2022/12/congress-protects-f-22s-from-retirement-oks-sending-some-a-10s-to-the-boneyard/ |access-date=26 February 2024 |work=Breaking Defense |date=8 December 2022}}</ref> While the Block 30/35 F-22 remains one of the USAF's top priorities and will be continually updated, the service believes the Block 20 aircraft is obsolescent and unsuitable even for training F-22 pilots and that upgrading them to Block 30/35 standards would be cost-prohibitive at $3.5 billion.<ref name="F22priority">{{cite web |last=Marrow |first=Michael |url=https://breakingdefense.com/2024/03/f-22s-highest-priority-for-near-term-fight-air-force-acquisition-boss-says/ |title=F-22s 'highest priority' for near-term fight, Air Force acquisition boss says |date=7 March 2024 |work=Breaking Defense}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Tirpak |first1=John |title=Moore: 'It's Time to Move On' from Block 20 F-22s, JATM Still on Schedule |url=https://www.airandspaceforces.com/block-20-f-22s-move-on-jatm/ |access-date=26 February 2024 |work=Air & Space Forces Magazine |date=6 April 2023}}</ref>