Pressure builds for F-22 sales to Gulf

Issue 876 - 08 May 2010 | 3 minute read

If Iran acquires an advanced, ‘double-digit’ surface-to-air missile (SAM) from Russia or China, the only aircraft capable of operating safely within its airspace would be the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor.

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