is there any fighter out there now that could take on the F-22 Raptor?

Question

some how i think you well say no...

Answer 1

Yes, sort of. The F-22 has to land and you can take that capability away from the F-22 if you can hit the proper land targets. With less than 340 aircraft, a country could destroy the F-22s on the ground while preventing the F-22s in the air from landing. Also a country could destroy the non stealthy air to air refueling craft. Again the air force will need to hold back some F-22s to guard these craft along with the AWACS. Then F-22s will need to guard their bases, have some F-22s in reserve and have some F-22s in other bases just in case they are needed there. That means the F-22 in the field can be easily swamped with the tactic I suggest.

To go up against a F-22 head to head? No way.

Answer 2

No. The US pilots have far superior training than any other country in the world. Those using the MiG's you speak of aren't trained nearly as well, and they also fly in country's where strict command is given from their superiors with very little leeway, contracting their ability even further. The F-22's radar system is by far superior to anything flying today. Even if by some radical chance the enemy fighter somehow made it within striking distance of the F-22 alive, the Raptor is faster and more agile. The only other fighter that is faster is the MiG-31, however, the MiG has FAR less maneuvering ability, so all it would be able to do is run. The only jet that can come CLOSE to matching the Raptor's maneuverability is the SU-27, however, again, it is flown by inferior pilots. And it STILL can't match the Raptors maneuverability.

Remember, the fighter jet is nothing more than a tool. The pilots with $3 million dollars worth of hard training in the cockpit are the weapons.



You guys are also forgetting that after the first 10 seconds of a dog fight, the chances of survival drop below 10%. This is why first strike capability is a must. And as far as that goes, there is nothing on the planet that can even come REMOTELY close to matching the F-22 first strike capability.

Answer 3

No. I flew on AWACS for 7 years, got to see what this thing can do once or twice. Unbelievable capabilities. After attending just one capes brief it was clear to me that the Raptor will re-write the rules of air-to-air combat, much like the F15 did when it came out. The latest generation of FSU (former soviet union) fighters has finally gained enough ground on the F15/F16/F18 generation to have a chance at besting those older fighters, but they will not stand against the Raptor. 4th gen European aircraft such as the Eurofighter and Rafale are more formidable, but still wouldn't stand much of a chance. Second best = smoking hole in the ground. Fighting against a Raptor in a conventional fighter will be like performing a frontal assault across an open parking lot using only a K-Bar while wearing a blindfold and a bright orange jumpsuit against a Navy SEAL sniper armed with a .50 cal sniper rifle. Your only hope is that it breaks on the ground.

Answer 4

It's reported that F-22's may have been "shot down" twice in air-to-air practice by other US jets. Once by a Navy F-18 and once by an Air Force "Aggressor Squadron" F-16 (the guys trained to fly like foreign pilots...remember "Jester" in Top Gun?). However there is significant controversey over whether at least one of the kills was legit and the other is being examined. Meanwhile the F-22 is winning these simulated dogfights at better than 100-to-1 and even better than that if one of the kills is revealed to be a fluke. The Russians and Chinese are trying to come up with special tactics and methods just to deal with the F-22 because current aircraft and tactics aren't expected to result in the survival of combat pilots who encounter the F-22. Rest assured, for years to come the Raptor will be dominant if it is ever challenged in the sky.

Answer 5

The newest Mig, the Mig-35 that came out in 2007, is no match for the F-22. It (Mig-35) is designed to compete with the F-16 and F/A-18 for arms sales. The vast majority of knowledgeable air combat experts agree that the F-22 is the most advanced fighter to ever be constructed. The weakest thing about the F-22 is the complexity of it's systems. It has excellent stealth technology (no existing airborne avionics system can locate it).that would allow it to engage and kill enemy aircraft before they know the F-22 is in the area. It can be a "mini-AWACS" due to the nature of its system. It is an exceptional technological war machine. In combat exercises single F-22's have taken on and defeated our best pilots flying F-15's and F-16's in groups of from 4 to 8.

Answer 6

To answer the above question, an F-22 Raptor has faced off against 4 F-15s. They were "killed" well before they even knew where the F-22 was coming from.

Pfo, you clearly know nothing about either the new MiG or the F-22.

Answer 7

I don't really think any fighter could take on a F-22 raptor.

Answer 8

Not that I no of. But I wonder what if a Raptor faced off a F-15 Eagle and a F-16 Falcon at the same time who would win? Or more than one enemy while the Raptor fought them it all by itself?

Answer 9

Apparently the only way to 'defeat' the Raptor is to throw airplanes at it until it runs out of ammunition. Then hope you can achieve your mission before the next Raptor shows up.

Answer 10

Well, with enough luck/great piloting, any top of the line fighter could, but the F-22 is about the nastiest thing in the skies right now. (When it is working that is. I thought they were still having quite a few technical difficulties with it.)