The F-22 Raptor is the Air Force's newest fighter aircraft. Its br combination of stealth, supercruise, maneuverability, and integrated br avionics, coupled with improved supportability, represents an br exponential leap in warfighting capabilities. The Raptor performs both br air-to-air and air-to-ground missions allowing full realizatioA combination of sensor capability, integrated avionics, situational br awareness, and weapons provides first-kill opportunity against threats. br The F-22 possesses a sophisticated sensor suite allowing the pilot to br track, identify, shoot and kill air-to-air threats before being br detected. Significant advances in cockpit design and sensor fusion br improve the pilot's situational awareness. In the air-to-air br configuration the Raptor carries six AIM-120 AMRAAMs and two AIM-9 br Sidewinders. The F-22 engines produce more thrust than any current fighter engine. br The combination of sleek aerodynamic design and increased thrust allows br the F-22 to cruise at supersonic airspeeds (greater than 1.5 Mach) br without using afterburner -- a characteristic known as supercruise. br Supercruise greatly expands the F-22 's operating envelope in both speed br and range over current fighters, which must use fuel-consuming br afterburner to operate at supersonic speeds.