US deploys F-22 stealth jets to Israel in rare show of force, coordination to Iran The arrival was announced days before Geneva talks in a bid to deter Iran and push it toward negotiations, while signaling that Washington and Jerusalem are closely coordinated and could act together *** Twelve U.S. F-22 fighter jets, among the only two fifth-generation fighter aircraft operated by the United States, have landed in Israel in an especially unusual deployment. Each F-22 costs more than $200 million.