RAPTORS, REAPERS & ROCKETS: WHAT US & Co USE AGAINST ISIS (STA BREAKING NEWS and ARCHIVES)

by STANews , Friday, September 26, 2014, 11:33

A F-22 Raptor fighter.(Reuters / Christopher Hubenthal)

Fighting the Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) militants in Iraq and Syria with no boots on the ground requires millions of dollars’ worth of equipment, jet fuel and precision munitions.

The Syrian bombing campaign was the combat debut of the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor. The stealth fighter had a rough road to being actually used in combat, running over-budget and plagued by glitches. The Pentagon declared it combat-ready a decade ago.

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