Meet the T-Rex
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I wrote a short piece at the National Interest about the proposal to develop the F-22 Raptor into the FB-22 medium bomber. The nickname “T-Rex” is my own, and I’m rather proud of it.
China is working on a medium-range stealth bomber, a bridge between the J-20 stealth fighter and the larger strategic bomber the People’s Liberation Army Air Force has long sought. News of this project has rekindled interest in the story of America’s own abortive stealth medium-bomber, if not in the acquisition of the aircraft itself.
Indeed, for a short time the United States strongly considered building its own stealth medium bomber, based on the F-22 Raptor. A collision of short-term need and long-range thinking killed the FB-22 “T-Rex” before it could get off the drawing board.