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F-22 Raptor Spotted Again With Stealth Pods and Unusually Colored Underside

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New photos provide another look at an F-22A Raptor carrying the external sensor pods, while also revealing distinctive light-colored panels on the aircraft’s underside. Newly emerged photos provide another look at an F-22A Raptor carrying the external sensor pods which are currently being developed for the stealth fighter. Interestingly, distinctive light-colored panels can be seen […]

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Key takeaways Recent images of a US Air Force F-22A Raptor show that the aircraft is equipped with an external infrared search and track module (IRST). This indicates the ongoing evaluation of passive detection technology for the aging fifth-generation fighter. Tests The presence of various reference markings on the fuselage suggests that the aircraft is currently being […]

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A new look at the F-22A Raptor with its external stealth pods under test has been captured in California, offering the clearest picture yet of the effort to give the American fighter a passive target acquisition capability. The F-22, codenamed FEVER21, was photographed on September 19 with two pods on its external underwing stations. The pods have appeared in tests […] The article The mysterious “white belly” of not just one Raptor appeared firs…

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The Aviationist broke the news in Rome, Italy on Monday, September 21, 2026.
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