Declassified: F-22 Raptor Takes Down Russian Su-34 Over Wrangel Island — 9 Seconds, 1 AMRAAM

Declassified FOIA records reveal the exact kill chain: F-22 Raptors, one AIM-120D, 23 nautical miles, nine seconds. On October 14th, 2025, a Russian Su-34 Fullback crossed the Wrangel Island ADIZ on an active attack profile. What the records also show: the wingman broke formation 47 seconds before impact, an abort order was issued that the lead pilot never followed, and a catastrophic IFF anomaly may have made the entire engagement invisible to the Russian crew. The 2026 ODNI FOIA packet captures three words transmitted on an unsecured Anadyr frequency after only one aircraft came back. Aviation analysts say those three words point to a systemic IFF failure that neither the crew nor the chain of command detected in time. This is the full kill chain — AWACS cueing, Raptor missile-truck role, AMRAAM terminal guidance, and the unexplained wingman abort — pieced together from declassified sources. #F22Raptor #Su34Fullback #ArcticIntercept #Declassified #declassified Subscribe for more declassified Arctic operations