17. The F-22 Contains Two Common Integrated Processors (CIP)
The F-22 Raptor contains two Hughes Common Integrated Processors (CIP) for Core Processing. The CIP works as the brains for the avionic systems. It processes radar and Communication/Navigation/Identification (CNI) data. Seven different types of processors handle the information. The CIP has open slots that will allow more processing power for future development. Currently, the CIPS are each capable of processing 10.5 billion instructions per second. The CIP can also use a process called multi-sensor fusion where it combines information gathered from the radar and other sensors to filter them into a common view.