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US may lift ban on sale of F-22 Raptor fighters to Israel

Washington, USA - Following the revelation of an Israeli source

US House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman, Howard Berman, whose panel has hitherto prevented the sale to Israel of the F-22 Stealth fighter, has stated to the international press that US may remove the sale restrictions for the Lockheed Martin's airplanes. The F-22 Raptor has long been regarded as a tremendous potential asset in any Israeli strike on Iranian nuclear facilities, given its ability...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1090638
Rome, Italy, 06/06/2008 17:08
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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