US Navy image of F-35C Lightning II launching from a carrier for the first time in the South China Sea.
Zero Hedge: PLA Military 'On Alert' As US Carrier For 1st Time Launches F-35 Stealth Jets In South China Sea
For the first time ever a US Navy aircraft carrier with F-35 stealth fighters on board has entered the South China Sea this week. The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group entered the contested waters near China days ago, and subsequently the Navy released a photo of an F-35 launching from the Carl Vinson.
This comes as the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold is gaining most attention from Beijing after it sailed near Mischief Reef in the Spratly Islands, which is an area long claimed by China.
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WNU Editor: Here is Chinese state media's view of this US Navy South China Sea deployment .... PLA on alert amid US' provocative destroyer, carrier activities in South China Sea (Global Times).
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Hope they are pulling a full C.A.P. during the whole mission.
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