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June 14, 2009

U.S. Officials See Major Hurdles To F-22 Export

Legally, We Can't/Won't Sell Them Overseas

When Defense Secretary Robert Gates decided to end F-22 production after 187 of the advanced fighters are built, Hawaii Senator Daniel Inouye (D), chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and other lawmakers began talking about exporting the planes. Originally, 243 F-22's were expected to be built by Lockheed Martin.