F-22 Raptor makes debut combat flight

WASHINGTON (AP) — Envisioned in the 1990s as crucial to U.S. military superiority in the next century, the sleek, radar-evading F-22 Raptor has finally seen its first combat.

Never used in Afghanistan or Iraq, the Air Force’s newest fighter jet made its combat debut this week, taking part in the second wave of airstrikes over Syria, according to the Pentagon.

Five things to know about the F-22:

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