28 Years Later, a Single 1998 Amendment Is Still the Reason No US Ally Can Buy a US Air Force F-22 Raptor Stealth Fighter

In 1998 Congress enacted the Obey amendment, prohibiting the Defense Department from approving or licensing F-22 exports. Twenty-eight years on it still holds. Washington has exported F-15s, F-16s and even the F-35. It has never exported a single Raptor, and three of America's closest allies were told no.