Our first look at the $16 BILLION F-22 RAPTOR UPGRADE

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Play World of Warships here: https://wo.ws/3SzjGet Thank you, World of Warships for sponsoring this video. During registration use the code BRAVO to get for free: -500 doubloons -1.5 million credits -7 Days of Premium Account time -A free ship after you complete 15 battles! (Applicable to new users only.) -- break -- Last week, Twitter/X user @ Task_Force23 uploaded what may be our first glimpse of America's upgraded F-22 Raptor in flight testing, complete with new stealthy fuel drop tanks and outboard sensor pods. You can find that original post here: https://twitter.com/Task_Force23/status/1771228963890733545 Let's talk about what's gone into this massive $16.2 billion overhaul of the world's most capable air superiority fighter that's been underway since 2018 — including what new capabilities the upgraded Raptor will bring to bear, and what all of this means for the forthcoming Next Generation Air Dominance fighter slated to replace the Raptor by the close of this decade. 📱 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://www.airandspaceforces.com/lockheed-could-f-22-stealth-fuel-tanks-f-35/ https://theaviationist.com/2022/05/03/f-22-upgrades/ https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4452474-F-22A-Production-Restart-Assessment.html https://twitter.com/Task_Force23/status/1771228963890733545 https://www.airandspaceforces.com/new-official-art-reveals-advanced-f-22-capabilities-possibly-jatm/ https://www.airandspaceforces.com/f-22-credible-9-billion-air-force/ https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/104506/f-22-raptor/ https://www.twz.com/37219/this-f-22-raptor-wing-tank-storage-facility-looks-like-a-science-fiction-movie-set https://www.sandboxx.us/news/the-king-is-dead-why-would-america-want-to-retire-the-f-22/ https://www.sandboxx.us/news/airpower/the-race-to-field-ngad-the-futuristic-replacement-for-the-f-22-raptor-is-officially-on/ https://www.sandboxx.us/news/a-philippino-attack-jet-reportedly-beat-the-f-22-in-air-combat-exercises/ https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-NSIAD-98-137/pdf/GAOREPORTS-T-NSIAD-98-137.pdf