The F-22 Raptor Facts: 30 Things to Know

F-22 Kill Ratios Speak For Themselves – 108:0

An F-22 Raptor shoots out a flare during an air combat training mission Jan. 15. The F-22 is deployed to Kadena Air Base, Japan, from Langley Air Force Base, Va., in support of U.S. Pacific Command.

It’s important that state-of-the-art aircraft, such as the F-22, live up the hype that surrounds it. All this talk about specialized radars, stealth, and speed might make you ask what kind of accuracy all of these attributes create in an aircraft. Well, the F-22 does pretty well. When put up against an adversary such as the F-15, the F-22 had a 108:0 kill ratio according to reports out of the Exercise Northern Edge 2006. What does that number mean exactly? Compare it to the numbers the F-15 put out when up against a much less sophisticated aircraft, the F-5. It reported kill ratios of 8:1. The F-22 maintains good ratios when matched up to even the most advanced aircraft which can be attributed to all of the extremely specialized and unique technology it contains.