U.S. Air Force Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor Demo Team.
The Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor is the US Air Force's most advanced fighter jet. The fighter jet was produced by the firms Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, Boeing and Pratt & Whitney.
This picture was taken on 28 September 2025 during the Miramar Airshow at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. Flares were used during this flight demonstration.
Flares are high-heat flares used by fighter aircraft to protect against heat-seeking missiles. They consist of pyrotechnic material, such as magnesium or some other hot burning metal, which forms a much hotter target than the aircraft itself, tricking the missile into aiming at the flare.
I am Jaap van den Berg and photography has become a great passion of mine since 2010. Since then I travel all over the world to take pictures of military aircrafts. But besides aircraft I also love to photograph other subjects like landscapes, architecture, flowers, animals, .. Read more…