Thursday, May 26, 2022

US And Japanese Warplanes In Show Of Strength Following North Korean Missile Launches And Russia - China Military Exercises

In this photo provided by the Joint Staff of the Japanese Self-Defense Force, three F-15 warplanes of the Japanese Self-Defense Force, front, and four F-16 fighters of the U.S. Armed Forces fly over the Sea of Japan on Wednesday, May 25, 2022. Japanese and U.S. forces conducted the joint fighter jet flight over the Sea of Japan, Japan’s Defense Ministry said Thursday, in an apparent response to a Russia-China joint bomber flight while U.S. President Joe Biden was in Tokyo. (Joint Staff of the Japanese Self-Defense Force via AP) 

ABC News Australia: US and Japanese warplanes in show of strength following North Korean missile launches 

US jet fighters have joined Japanese warplanes in a show of strength, a day after North Korea launched ballistic missiles into the waters separating it with Japan. 

The exercise was meant to "showcase combined capabilities to deter and counter regional threats", the US military said in a statement. The flight of eight aircraft consisted of four American F-16 jets and four Japanese F-15 warplanes, according to Japan's Air Self-Defence Force. 

Japan and the United States wanted to show their combined resolve in the wake of North Korea's latest missile launches, two US officials told Reuters anonymously.  

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US And Japanese Warplanes In Show Of Strength Following North Korean Missile Launches And Russia - China Military Exercises  

Japan, US fly fighters after China drill, N. Korean missiles -- AP 

U.S. and Japan say they staged joint fighter jet flight after N.Korea missile launches -- Reuters  

US, Japan Launch ‘Counter Offensive’ With F-15, F-16 Fighters In Response To Joint Air Drills By Russia & China -- EurAsian Times

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