(Luft) Lockheed Martin F-22

[Nightwatch]

Am Rande da das nicht so wirklich klar geworden ist:

Dam). The building was reportedly struck during the second wave of strikes by USAF F-22s flying from the UAE’s Al Dhafra airbase. The F-22s delivered precision guided munitions (or PGMs) targeting only the right (eastern) side of the building. Video released by CENTCOM suggests the US monitored the strike with drone aircraft.

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Its worth noting that Predator drones had been flying over Ar Raqqa in broad daylight since at least Sept. 6, presumably scouting out targets for the Sept. 23 raids. That a slow-flying drone could safely reconnoiter the city during daytime testifies to Islamic State’s inability to shoot back against aircraft over its own capital.

But regime air defenses including S-200 missiles might have covered areas on the westernmost edge of the second wave’s zone, including Islamic State facilities near the strategic Tishrin Dam. So it’s no wonder that Central Command sent the Air Force’s speedy, radar-evading F-22s to hit these targets with 1,000-pound GPS-guided bombs

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Das Ganze ist eher ein Beweis dafür, dass es die F-35 nicht braucht...