#F22Raptors in #Guam | 3 reasons China will be very worried!

The U.S. Air Force says it will be sending 25 of its combat-coded F-22 Raptor stealth fighters to Guam later this month as part of the Pacific Iron 2021 exercise.

While it may not look like a large number, viewers may note that currently out of a total of 187 F 22s, only 125 are assigned to combat-coded units while others are allocated to various training, test and evaluation duties.

The idea is to demonstrate the U.S Air Force' s "strategic flexibility" in deploying significant numbers of combat aircraft to conduct operations from forward locations in the region.

U.S Air Force General Ken Wilsbach, head of Pacific Air Forces, told CNN, "We have never had this many Raptors deployed together in the Pacific Air Forces area of operations"

In this video, Defense Updates analyses why the U.S Air Force sending 20% of its combat coded F 22 Raptors to Guam is a message China can't ignore?

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[davidjondaddy]

The F-22 is the Real Deal.
They are on a different level than anything out there.
...and I mean ANYTHING!

[Davethreshold]

Often imitated, NEVER duplicated: F-22!
China can't even duplicate the Russian jet that they, "copied." LOL!!
This is one YT channel where I REALLY enjoy reading the comments on here! I just follow this stuff out of fascination. There are people here who fly for the U.S.!! ❤

[JUSTME-mblg]

They won't even see the RAPTORS when they're deployed in earnest. All they'll see is their own aircraft flaming out and wonder what the hell just happened.

[evalac]

Just imagine squads of 22s sneaking in and out of combat zones

[PhoenixWoody]

The USA does NOT sell the F22 Raptor to ANYONE. Ask yourself why.

[Evertruth]

Yes. F22 literally flew under an enemy fighter aircraft to view its armaments then flew next to the enemy
pilot 's aircraft and radioed the pilot "you better go home." The enemy pilot was SHOCKED! Enemy radar Never detected his presence. 👀

[toreewilliver]

They are also in Keywest. Seen them on Friday land. Awesome sight.

[crazyzombie]

They should be worried. F-22 is not something they can ignore.

[RB-rpud]

When India says that their SU30 MKI can even track the Chinese J20 stealth fighter, it just tells that this aircraft has a lot of catching up to do.

[deltadaggertm]

When raptors got bored they look for blood. They will hunt in stealth and kill their prey without being detected.-F-22-

[mccoybyz]

Yeah the raptor will maul any Chinese fighter, their best " stealth" aircraft the J-20 and the F-31 are both considered dirty airframes where the low observability of the jets are compromised by panel gaps, gaps between control surfaces, highly reflective engine inlets and exhaust nozzles, poor quality RAM coatings and poor engines. The Raptor does not play well with others, and that's how we like it!

[chuckhooks]

F-22--F-35 5th generation combo is unbeatable at Red Flag exercises. 4th generation fighters are blown out of the sky before they even know the 5th generation aircraft are even around.

[daveincv]

What do you get when a F-22 goes up against 3 J-20...Nothing chinese Pilot is still looking at the manual for the on switch.

[dioad]

I was a electrician and worked on F-22 paint and prep booth buildings for Lockheed the first time I seen the Raptor I thought she was most awesome looking aircraft ever, but don’t put most of your eggs in one basket U.S.

[frankmueller]

Go forward, America! Long live the Nato! Long live freedom! Down with all dictatorships and terrorists all around the world! Best wishes from Germany!

[seankennedy]

US: Speak softly but carry a big stick
China: Speak fiercely but carry a wet paper towel.

[ohlawd]

LOL, just by looking at the J-20 you could see that there's something a bit off about it but not with the Raptor. The Raptor is the real deal. 😊👍

[richardpatton]

If the Raptor was a girl I would marry her…
Then she would kill me undetected and vanish

[Davethreshold]

BTW, from everything I have seen on here, the F-35 must be a damn close second place. They are flying formations of them with ALL of their battlefield information completely interlocked.

[Bellthorian]

I would love to see the USAF/USN partner in a super stealthy small unmanned arsenal ship that can carry 30 AIM-260 missiles. Imagine sending out a squadron of these that can remain on station undetectable where you could preposition them far out in front of a flight of F-22's or F-35's. A conflict breaks out and the F-22's or 35's can eliminate Chinese air assets from hundreds of miles away.