F-35A Lightning II aircraft from the 13th Fighter Squadron arrived at Misawa Air Base in northern Japan This initiates the permanent basing of approximately 48 F-35A fifth-generation stealth fighters at the base, operated under the 35th Fighter Wing.
The F-35As will replace the base’s current fleet of 36 older F-16 Fighting Falcons (likely F-16CJs in the Wild Weasel role for suppressing enemy air defenses
U.S. officials have described it as bolstering regional deterrence and improving response capabilities in the Indo-Pacific. It aligns with longstanding U.S.-Japan alliance deepening, interoperability with Japan’s own growing F-35 fleet (Japan plans ~147 total F-35s), and efforts to counter assertive military activities by China (and to a lesser extent North Korea and Russia in the region).Get The Full, Details. .
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