[txroadhawg]

They don't need the F-22, they need the B-52

[Vinnie]

They don't need the F-22, they need the B-52

Exactly
Some B1Bs would help also.

[SunkenCiv]

Bingo.

[Tallguy]

They don't need the F-22, they need the B-52

What the Israelis need is air tankers, real AWACS and a true bomber. The F22 is only a makeshift attack aircraft -- and an expensive one at that.

The US will pay a big portion of the any aircraft purchase from Israel's military aid fund. This kinda defeats the purpose, from the USAF perspective, of selling them overseas to get the cost per unit down.

Also, as another poster pointed out, the Israelis are still in the doghouse for technology transfers to the PRC.