Japan has applied to buy the F22 for which there is interest in the US. Not suprised, it has been mentioned for a while that Japan, Israel and Australia are the ones most interested in the platform. This contradicts the statements from the Defence Minister, though I personally never doubted the letter stating the F22 was not for sale was political in origin and driven by a need to quash a domestic political liability for the government.
There still remains the issue of the Super Hornet stop-gap and its suitability, the early-retirement of the F111 and the consequent loss of projection as well as the F22 potentially being on the market if Australia wants it. A bill to export the F22 has already passed the House, though it was quashed in a Senate Committee so it was not voted on.
In the meantime here is a video of the F22 doing aerobatics. Check out the first move where it goes from an upright standstill, to level flight seamlessly.
