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![ron_eisele Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::3195245890.png) Ron Eisele [@ron_eisele](/creator/twitter/ron_eisele) on x 61.2K followers
Created: 2025-07-24 19:00:50 UTC

XX July 2000. The F-22 CTF’s Raptor XX successfully fired an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile over the China Lake test range. The test confirmed the F-22’s ability to launch an air-to-air missile from an internal weapons bay.

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