Its combination of weapons, sensors, integrated electronics, stealthiness and supersonic speed makes the Virginia Air National Guard's F-22 Raptor deadly from the first shot. Speed: 1,140 mph

Range: more than 1,850 miles

Ceiling: above 50,000 feet

Powerplant: two Pratt & Whitney thrust-vectoring, afterburner-equipped turbofan engines

Thrust: 35,000-pound class from each engine

Wingspan: 44 feet, 6 inches

Length: 62 feet, 1 inch

Height: 16 feet, 8 inches

Weight: 83,500 pounds

Armament: one 20-millimeter cannon, two heat-seeking air-to-air missiles and six radar-guided air-to-air missiles, or two 1,000-pound precision-guided bombs and two radar-guided missiles

Crew: one pilot

SOURCE: U.S. Air Force