<p>The Pentagon has said that it is not aware of any potential sale of F-22 fighter jets to India.<br /><br /></p>.<p>''I'm not aware of a potential F-22 sale to India,'' the Pentagon Press Secretary, George Little, told reporters at a news conference.<br /><br />"I'll let you know if I hear differently," Little said when asked about the possibility of sale of F-22 to India.<br /><br />F-22 Raptor is a single-seat, twin-engine fifth-generation super maneuverable fighter aircraft that uses stealth technology.<br /><br />It was designed primarily as an air superiority fighter, but has additional capabilities that include ground attack, electronic warfare, and signals intelligence roles.<br /><br />Despite that countries like Japan and Australia have shown interest in it, the export of F-22 is barred by American federal law.<br /><br />Current customers for US fighters are either acquiring earlier designs such as the F-15, F-16 Fighting Falcon, and Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, or are waiting to acquire the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II (Joint Strike Fighter), which contains technology from the F-22 but is designed to be cheaper, more flexible, and available for export.</p>
<p>The Pentagon has said that it is not aware of any potential sale of F-22 fighter jets to India.<br /><br /></p>.<p>''I'm not aware of a potential F-22 sale to India,'' the Pentagon Press Secretary, George Little, told reporters at a news conference.<br /><br />"I'll let you know if I hear differently," Little said when asked about the possibility of sale of F-22 to India.<br /><br />F-22 Raptor is a single-seat, twin-engine fifth-generation super maneuverable fighter aircraft that uses stealth technology.<br /><br />It was designed primarily as an air superiority fighter, but has additional capabilities that include ground attack, electronic warfare, and signals intelligence roles.<br /><br />Despite that countries like Japan and Australia have shown interest in it, the export of F-22 is barred by American federal law.<br /><br />Current customers for US fighters are either acquiring earlier designs such as the F-15, F-16 Fighting Falcon, and Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, or are waiting to acquire the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II (Joint Strike Fighter), which contains technology from the F-22 but is designed to be cheaper, more flexible, and available for export.</p>