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China-Japan-Koreas
F-22 Fighter Jets Arriving in Korea
2016-02-17
The U.S. Forces Korea are sending four F-22 stealth fighter jets to their air base in Osan, Gyeonggi Province Wednesday, a military source said Tuesday.

The dispatch is part of a buildup of weaponry in response to North Korea's recent nuclear test and rocket launch. It also includes a nuclear-powered submarine, the USS North Carolina, taking part in joint drills and the deployment of another Patriot missile battery.

The fighters are normally based in Okinawa and can reach the Korean Peninsula in just two hours.

The U.S. is also expected to send the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis to participate in the joint exercises next month.
Posted by:Steve White

#9  The alleged or seeming Chinese counter-response, as yet unconfirmed this AM by the USDOD or other reliable sources ...

* DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > CCTV4: CHINA MILITARY AIRCRAFT FLEW TO INTERCEPT FOREIGN JET [US F-22?] NEAR CHINESE ADIZ [East China Sea].

* RELATED CHINA MILITARY NEWS/ CHINESE-ARMS.COM > REPORT: US F-22 WAS DETECTED + INTERCEPTED BY CHINA NEAR EAST CHINA SEA ADIZ.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2016-02-17 22:34  

#8  4F

I see what you did there. ;-)
Posted by: gorb   2016-02-17 12:13  

#7  Which upgrade actually delivers fuel to the engines so they can ignite?

(Bio-fuel of course)
Posted by: CrazyFool   2016-02-17 12:11  

#6  A-10s as escorts are not available (weapons software is due in upgrade 4G....)
Posted by: USN, Ret.   2016-02-17 11:30  

#5  As cold as the engines?
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2016-02-17 11:25  

#4  SPoD, Now that's just cold. ;^)
Posted by: AlanC   2016-02-17 07:51  

#3  The F-35s are waiting for the Block 4F software mod. That allows the engines to start...
Posted by: Steve White   2016-02-17 07:45  

#2  What??!?!?!?

No F-35s???
Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom   2016-02-17 06:40  

#1  Guess they don't want to run into the new Med MiGs. About as far away as they could get.
Posted by: Skidmark   2016-02-17 00:15  

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