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![]() "“We’re way ahead of where people expected us to be,” Secretary Roche said of the Raptor’s initial operational test evaluation trials. The secretary used the results of a recent combat simulation to describe the Raptor’s capabilities. “We had five F-15 Eagles against one Raptor,” he said. “The engagement was over in three minutes. None of the F-15s even saw the Raptor. The Raptor simply went down the line and, in simulation, took out all five of the F-15s.” One reporter asked if the simulations were fair, since the F/A-22 pilots had previously flown the F-15. “They never get into dogfights, so it makes no difference,” Secretary Roche said. “The fact that (the Raptor) flies very high, very stealthy and at (Mach 1.6) without afterburner makes it very tough for anybody else to have a fire control solution. The F-15s, with very good radars, were not able to pick up and understand where the F/A-22s were, and the F/A-22 was looking at the F-15s all the time.” Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley explained the situation further. “Real combat is an interactive event,” he said. “You’re not looking for a fair fight; you’re looking for the game to be called in the second inning, not having to play out all nine innings." |
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