US to phase out F-22, may stop funding Arrow 3

As part of a budget retrenchment in American military spending, the United States is set to phase out the F-22 Raptor (pictured), a plane that Israel has long coveted but has not been allowed to purchase, and to stop funding the development of Israel's Arrow 3 anti-missile system. US Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced Monday that the Pentagon plans to end production of the F-22 Raptor, a