F-22A Raptor

The F-22A Raptor is an American fifth-generation fighter aircraft developed from the YF-22, as result of ATF (Advanced Tactical Fighter) Program. It entered in service in 2005, initially slated to replace the F-15C Eagle as Air Superiority Fighter. Due to its secondary ground-attack role, it was temporary designated 'F/A-22'. However, the name changed back to F-22A.

The highlights of the F-22A are its advanced AESA (Active Electronically Scanned Array) radar and its standard supercruise speed of Mach 1.5. It also has superb agility due to its high thrust-to-weight ratio, high angle of attack, low wing loading, advanced "fly-by-wire" control and thrust vectoring nozzles.

Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies
"Exceptional fighter characterized by its great mobility, payload, stealth, thrust vectoring and supercruise."

- Hangar description

Appearances
In Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies, the F-22A is the Mobius One's aircraft of choice. Its a high-tier fighter aircraft, rivaling with the best planes available on the game. It's seen for the first time during "Breaking Arrows" as enemy aircraft, appearing later in the "Whiskey Corridor" and "Siege of Farbanti". In "Megalith", it can be seen used by members of Mobius Squadron.

Overview
It is unlocked after the completion of the mission "Whiskey Corridor", along with the Su-37 and the F-15 ACTIVE, at the price of $643,000 credits. The Raptor is a Fighter-type aircraft which possesses high Air-to-Air and Mobility statistics. It is a very stable and fast aircraft and have a considerable Air-to-Ground capabilities.

It is armed with 74 standard missiles and a Vulcan cannon with 850 bullets. For the special weapons selection, the player can choose from 22 Advanced Medium-range Air-to-Air Missiles or 16 Guided Penetration Bombs.

Aces

 * Abell
 * Mobius One

Colors

 * Color 1: Mobius Squadron livery.
 * Color 2: Dark gray paintscheme. Costs $643,000.
 * Color 3: Matte black paint scheme. Costs $ 836,000.

Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War
"With a combination of stealth capabilities and superior maneuverability of its thrust vectoring nozzles, the 'Raptor' lives up to its name as the ultimate air superiority fighter."

- Hangar description.

In Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War, the F-22A is depicted as a high-tier combat aircraft. Known as F/A-22A in-game, the plane is a very capable Air Superiority Fighter. It is rarely faced by the player, being seen only at the end of the campaign with both enemy and allied units. It is the default aircraft of the arcade mode "Operation Katina".

As a player aircraft, is unlocked after completing "Journey Home", at the cost of $24,000 credits per unit. Capitalizing its great Air-to-Air power, the plane comes with sixteen Advanced Mediun-range Air-to-Air missiles as special weapon.

The F/A-22A is the only aircraft that is unlocked by solely completeing missions that uses the XMAA as its special weapon.

Colors

 * OS: Two-tone gray camouflage.
 * Razgriz paint scheme.
 * SP: Mobius Squadron livery. Unlocked after completion of Operation Katina.

Ace Combat Advance
The Raptor makes a brief appearance as an enemy aircraft operated by General Resource's Air Strike Force.

Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War
"A fighter with stealth capabilities and thrust vectoring nozzles for superior maneuverability. Designed to relieve much of the pilot's burden, the 'Raptor' represents a new generation of air superiority."

- Hangar description.

In Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War, the Raptor retained most of its characteristics from the previous game. As enemy plane, it can be encountered flown by the enemy ace Selig "Bervogel" Stahl during the "Soldier" ace style of "Mayhem". A second F-22 ace named Jakob "Adler" Pfeiffer can be found during "Operation Broom" while playing as Mercury Strike Team. The last ace named Rainer "Ritter" Walter is present in The Valley of Kings, as well as regular enemy units using Raptors.

During the special mission "The Gauntlet", if the player manage to shoot down Espada Team in less than one minute, an F-22 flown by Mobius One will appear as the last enemy.

The F/A-22A is unlocked after successful completion of campaign mode in any Ace Style or difficulty setting. The player can obtain it for $181,000 credits. As a Fighter-type aircraft, it has solid Air-to-Air capabilities, bearing great maneuverability, speed and stability. It has a considerable Air-to-Ground performance. The special weapons selection allows the player to choose between XMAAs, Guided Penetration Bombs and Stand Off Dispensers.

Aces

 * Bervogel
 * Adler
 * Ritter
 * Mobius

Colors

 * Standart: Two-tone gray camouflage.
 * Mercenary: Jet black paint scheme.
 * Soldier: Mobius Squadron livery.
 * Knight: Tree-tone (green/brown/gray) camouflage.
 * Special: YF-22's paint scheme.

Ace Combat Xi: Skies of incursion
In Ace Combat Xi: Skies of Incursion, the F-22A is included in version 1.1.0 and can be obtained exclusively via download, at the cost of $0.99 or ¥115.

Ace Combat: Joint Assault
"A fighter with both stealth capabilities and thrust vectoring nozzles for superior maneuverability."

- Hangar description

Ace Combat: Assault Horizon
"This ultimate stealth fighter is the pride of the U.S. Armed Forces. Aside from flight performance, it has top class acceleration performance and a two-dimensional thrust deflect nozzle which also gives it outstanding maneuverability. Its preemptive strike power, called "first lock, first shoot, first kill," is fitting for an aircraft with the name "Raptor", the master of the skies."

- Hangar description 

Trivia

 * The United States Air Force plans to have 187 Raptors in their inventory by 2012. No other real world Air Force flies the Raptor.
 * The F-22A, EF-2000, and F-16 variants share the highest record of twelve appearances in Ace Combat games.
 * The fifth color for the F-22 in Ace Combat: Joint Assault is the same as the last two Orgoi aircraft seen in the same game. It was likely that the Golden Axe Plan Private Army intended to field the F-22A for use as a carrier fighter on board the Orgoi, but for some reason cancelled the plan.
 * The image with the caption: 'An F-22 dodging debris from an enemy aircraft' shows a tailcode of TY rather than FF. TY is the tailcode of Tyndall Air Force Base, which was home to the first operational F-22 fighter squadron, the 43d Fighter Squadron, tasked with training pilots on flying the F-22. FF indicates the 1st Fighter Wing, the Fighting First, from which the tall number is derived, is the first operational wing of F-22s consisting of 40 frontline F-22s.
 * While the PAK-FA is on Assault Horizon as the best Multirole aircraft, the F-22 is the best in the fighter category. The F-22 is also the only American fighter capable of Kulbit turns and Pugachev Cobras aside from Russian planes.
 * In Assault Horizon the PAK FAs speed stat is slightly higher than the F-22s, but in actual gameplay the F-22 reaches 1297  the PAK-FA tops out at 1286.
 * The F-22A is the most recurring aircraft on Ace Combat cover art, and is the choice aircraft of playable characters Scarface One, Mobius One, Gryphus One, Antares One, and William Bishop.