Declassified: F-22 Raptors Eliminate Russian MiG-31 Foxhounds 220 Miles Off Diomede Islands
F-22 Raptors from JBER's 525th Fighter Squadron achieved the first confirmed beyond-visual-range engagement against Russia's fastest interceptor over the Bering Sea.
Three years classified under SECRET//NOFORN: recovered cockpit audio, AWACS data, and AIM-120D telemetry from a 4-minute 18-second engagement now tell the complete story.
February 14th, 2022. 87 nautical miles. Two MiG-31BM Foxhounds eliminated in eight seconds before their Zaslon-AM radar ever detected the Raptors. Norwegian intelligence confirmed what Russia officially denied.
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