Lockheed Martin FB-22

FB-22
Lockheed Martin imagery of the FB-22-4 design as of 2005
General information
TypeStealth regional bomber
National originUnited States
ManufacturerLockheed Martin Aeronautics, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems
StatusDesign proposal, canceled
History
Developed fromLockheed Martin F-22 Raptor

The Lockheed Martin FB-22 was a proposed supersonic stealth bomber aircraft for the United States Air Force, derived from the F-22 Raptor air superiority fighter. Lockheed Martin proposed its design in the early 2000s with support from certain Air Force leaders as an interim "regional bomber" to complement the aging U.S. strategic bomber fleet, whose replacement was planned to enter service after 2037. The FB-22 was to leverage much of the design work and components from the F-22 to reduce development costs.

Lockheed Martin suspended work on the concept following the 2006 Quadrennial Defense Review, which called for a new and much larger strategic Next-Generation Bomber by 2018; this program had morphed into the Long Range Strike Bomber.

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