F-22B Raptor. (YPTN-YKAQ) Tindal Air Base to Katherine Airfield, Australia.

The Lockheed Martin–Boeing F-22 Raptor is an American twin-engine, jet-powered, all-weather, supersonic stealth fighter aircraft. As a product of the United States Air Force's Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) program, the aircraft was designed as an air superiority fighter, but also incorporates ground attack, electronic warfare, and signals intelligence capabilities. The prime contractor, Lockheed Martin, built most of the F-22 airframe and weapons systems and conducted final assembly, while program partner Boeing provided the wings, aft fuselage, avionics integration, and training systems. The F-22 is a critical component of the USAF's tactical airpower as its most advanced air superiority fighter. While it had a protracted development and initial operational difficulties, the aircraft became the service's leading counter-air platform. Its regular deployments have included Okinawa, the Middle East, and NATO's eastern flank. Although designed for air superiority operations, the F-22 first engaged in combat by conducting airstrikes in 2014 during the US intervention in Syria. The F-22 has carried out and supported airstrikes in the war in Afghanistan in 2017, 2025 strikes on Iran, 2026 strikes on Venezuela, and the 2026 Iran war. The F-22 is expected to remain a cornerstone of the USAF's fighter fleet until its successor, the Boeing F-47, is expected to enter service around 2030. Start-up, taxi and depart from (YPTN) RAAF Base Tindal. Also known as Tindal Air Base is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) major Australian military air base and civil aviation airfield located 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) east southeast of the town of Katherine, Northern Territory in Australia.[ The base is currently home to No. 75 Squadron and a number of non-flying units, and also hosts the civilian Katherine Tindal Airport (also known as the Katherine Tindal Civilian Airport). First constructed in 1942, it was refurbished in the late 1960s as a bare base capable of being utilized when required. It was opened as a permanently manned RAAF base in 1989.As of 2024, the base is under upgrades largely funded by the United States Air Force to allow Tindal Air Base to host larger aircraft, most notably a total of 6 Boeing B-52 Stratofortress nuclear-capable bombers of the United States .The base is well known as hosting the most advanced American aircraft that enter Australia, and during the Middle Eastern crisis, Tindal provided services to the United States B-2 Spirit stealth bombers immediately prior to their attacks on the Houthis. Fly to, land, taxi, and park for arrival at (YKAQ) Katherine Airfield. Was an airfield in the town of Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia that closed in 1978 when civil operations moved to RAAF Base Tindal, 15 km (9.3 mi) south of Katherine. The site of the airfield is now home to the Katherine Museum. *Please process this video as "Video Quality" = 4K at 2160p 60FPS.*