The X-44 MANTA Was a Futuristic Version of Lockheed's F-22 Fighter

Though the design never got off the drawing board, it would have been even stealthier than the F-22 Raptor—and here is why.

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X-44 Manta: Is This What America's 6th Generation Fighter Will

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Finally, the X 44 Manta officially replaces the F 22 Raptor

Renderings of a promising Chinese fighter of the sixth generation

Meet the X-44 Manta: What the New NGAD Stealth Fighter Will Look Like?

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The reborn X-44 MANTA faces off against the Sixth Generation

Crazy that the F22s first flight was in 1997. This aircraft is a