(Luft) Lockheed Martin F-22

[Nightwatch]

Das sieht doch schon mal sehr gut aus:

Exclusive: US may lift ban on sale of F-22 aircraft to Israel

US House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Howard Berman, whose panel has hitherto prevented the sale to Israel of the F-22 stealth fighter jet, told The Jerusalem Post on Thursday that he was open to removing the sales restriction to boost Israeli deterrence.

Officials reportedly brought up the possibility of a repeal of the sales ban in meetings at the White House during Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's trip to Washington this week, though his aides declined to confirm the details of the conversations.

"I'm a strong supporter of Israel getting all the material and equipment they need," said Berman, a California Democrat who assumed the chairmanship after the death of Tom Lantos earlier this year. In terms of dropping the ban on F-22 sales, he said, "I certainly would look at it."
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Wenn es schnell gehen soll wird der früheste Lieferungszeitpunt wohl so Mitte 2009 sein. Wahrscheinlich aber eher noch Ende nächstens Jahres.
Womöglich werde sie die Raptoren direkt aus den aktuellen Produktionslinien nehmen, genauso wie sie es mit der F-16 gemacht haben.