Concept of the FB 22 bomber, the FB-22 could have been the stealthiest fighter/bomber on the planet,

Bomber Fighter-Bomber History Stealth

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The F-22 Raptor, considered the world’s most powerful fighter jet, could have been the “stealthiest” aircraft, had the US had gone ahead with the transformation.The Pentagon had concrete plans to build a bomber variant of the Raptor. Among the US defense circles in the 1990s, there was a call for a bigger version of the stealth jet to serve as a highly survivable medium-range fighter/bomber, named FB-22, according to a report published by National Interest.The goal was to meet the Air Force’s need for a regional or medium-range bomber that could bridge the capability gap between a fighter’s air-to-ground operations and a long-range bomber with heavy payload capabilities.

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