"The F-22 Raptor began a new era of aircraft in 2005-the fifth generation. As the first of this new generation, the Raptor featured a combination of stealth and speed that had never been seen before. While there have been new additions to the fifth generation, the F-22 is the poster child of this class. This aircraft alone sets the United States light years ahead of its NATO allies."
"One interesting thing to note is that while the US is more than willing to sell its fifth generation F-35 Lightning II to NATO allies ( maybe not Turkey), it will not sell its F-22 Raptor to any nation. So as it stands now, the U.S. is the only country in the world with Raptor aircraft and it has by far the strongest Air Force on Earth."
F-22 Raptors inaugurated fifth-generation combat aircraft in 2005, combining stealth and speed that set a new performance standard. The United States retains exclusive ownership of the F-22 and declines to export the type, while the F-35 is available to many NATO allies. The U.S. therefore fields by far the most advanced air force within NATO. NATO countries were ranked by total number of military aircraft using 2025 Global Firepower Military Strength data. Supplemental details included counts of fighter and attack aircraft, helicopters, and each nation’s overall military strength ranking. Nations without military aircraft were excluded from the comparison.
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