A US Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II attack jet fires its 30mm cannon during joint US and Philippine troops live fire exercise at Crow Valley, in Capas town, north of Manila, on 30 April 2015 (AFP)
Middle East Monitor: US will send old tank-busting planes to Middle East, advanced jets to Asia and Europe: Report
Deployment of A-10 attack planes to the Middle East comes as Washington looks to focus on great power rivalries with China and Russia
The US plans to deploy ageing A-10 attack planes to the Middle East in order to send more advanced combat aircraft to Asia, as part of a pivot away from the region to focus on the great power rivalries with China and Russia.
The move, reported by the Wall Street Journal on Thursday, comes as the Pentagon looks to scale back its Middle East footprint.
Earlier this month, US Air Force officials proposed a 2024 budget of $7bn for operations in the Middle East and Southwest Asia, about $1.6bn less than last year.
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Update #1: US moving advanced aircraft to Asia, Europe from Middle East (Al Jazeera)
Update #2: A-10s Headed to CENTCOM to Bolster Air Force Presence (Air & Space Forces Magazine)
WNU Editor: This deployment is just more evidence that in the eyes of the US national security establishment, it is all about Russia and China right now.
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