To The point, Context n°107, July-August, 2007 — A Raptor fo All Seasons
A Raptor for All Seasons After Japan, Australia? Whatever the fate of the Japanese interest in the American F-22 Raptor fighter aircraft, it seems that a fundamental change has taken place in the view held by the American national security Establishment as regards this weapon system. Until the Japanese affair, the system was sacrosanct, clearly reserved solely and exclusively for US military users answerable to the nation’s highest calling (often seen from an isolationist standpoint as is frequently the situation in the case of the most advanced American aerospace systems). The Japanese request, and the reception accorded it, made it clear that the system could… To The point, Context n°107, July-August, 2007 — A Raptor fo All Seasons