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The F-22 just lost a dogfight to a cheap ATTACK jet?

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Published on 02 Nov 2023 / In News & Politics

Earlier this week, the Phillippine Air Force (PAF) announced that one of its FA-50 light attack jets managed to score a notional kill against America's reigning air superiority champ, the F-22 Raptor, during air combat exercises held in July. This announcement came alongside an image captured by the FA-50's gun camera, showing the Raptor in the Philippine fighter's sights as the pilot locked onto the stealth jet with an infrared-guided (heat-seeking) missile. Let's talk about how the best fighter in the sky lost to a $38 million trainer-turned-fighter, and what this loss actually means for the mighty Raptor. 📱 Follow Sandboxx News on social Twitter: https://twitter.com/sandboxxnews Instagram: https://instagram.com/sandboxxnews Facebook: https://facebook.com/sandboxxnews TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sandboxxnews 📱 Follow Alex Hollings on social Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlexHollings52 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexhollings52 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AlexHollings... TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/alexhollings52 Citations: https://twitter.com/MonteroMax/status/1718806395053834279 https://www.wired.com/2011/12/f-22-real-cost/ https://www.pacaf.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/3394618/cope-thunder-23-1-comes-to-a-close/ https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2023/07/07/us-and-philippines-strengthen-military-ties-in-cope-thunder-exercise/ https://warriormaven.com/air/worlds-best-the-f-22-has-the-highest-thrust-to-weight-ratio-in-the-world https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/stealth-aircraft-rcs.htm https://hushkit.net/2016/04/24/top-ten-fighter-radars/ https://www.koreaaero.com/EN/Business/FA50.aspx https://www.militarytoday.com/aircraft/fa_50.htm https://www.iai.co.il/p/elm-2032

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