The United States Air Force accidentally declassified its fifth-generation fighter aircraft, making them vulnerable to any air defense system.

According to the information provided, a few hours ago, four American fifth-generation F-22 fighters equipped with outboard fuel tanks were seen in the airspace over Israel. The latter, as it turned out, completely deprived the fighters of any "invisibility", putting almost any air defense system under attack.

Spotted - o / h Israel from the Gulf heading W
Two USAF KC-10 tankers escorting 4 X USAF F-22 (with external fuel tank?)
All callsign BLUE91 (83-0082 +)
tnx @AnshelPfeffer pic.twitter.com/A63mRxNJZn

- avi scharf (@avischarf) October 5, 2018

“F-22 fighter design that. however, it applies to any other “stealth” aircraft, it is chosen in such a way as to reflect as little as possible the waves sent by the radar systems of the air defense systems. The presence of outboard fuel tanks negates all “invisibility”, and if these planes were used in the Middle East, and almost certainly they were sent here after the escalation of the situation with Iran due to the drone downed, even Soviet systems could destroy them. Air Defense ", - the analyst notes.

No official comments on this matter from the US Air Force has yet been received. At the same time, the fact remains unknown where exactly four American combat aircraft headed, although the usual rotation of forces in the region is not excluded.