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Insider: F-22 stealth jets got 587 enemy aircraft to back off in their first 'combat surge' over Syria
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* US F-22 Raptor stealth fighter jets just completed their first "combat surge" in operations over Syria, and in doing so deterred almost 600 enemy aircraft.
* Russian, Syrian, and Iranian combat aircraft all operate in the skies above Syria, and US air assets have frequently deterred or defeated air attacks against US troops there.
* The F-22s protected US forces when the US struck Syria in April over chemical weapons use by flying deep into enemy territory populated with sophisticated air defenses.
US F-22 Raptor stealth fighter jets just completed their first "combat surge" in operations over Syria, and in doing so deterred almost 600 enemy aircraft in the crowded skies there that see Syria, Iranian, and Russian combat aircraft on a regular basis, the Pentagon said.
F-22s, which combine both stealth and top-of-the-line dogfighting abilities, function as both fighter jets and bombers while defending US forces and assisting offensive missions against heavily armed foes.
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WNU Editor: Deterred almost 600 enemy aircraft?
