The tests held at tyndall air force base
in florida were a key step to prepare
the new jet for operational service in
the pacific. Where might forward positioned F-35s
operate from in the pacific. The aircraft could be sent to Guam, Australia, Japan or South Korea.
South Korea, Japan and Australia all
planned to purchase F-35s of their own
that could operate in tandem with
american units. The addition of US F-35s will build an
international coalition, introduce new
response options for u.s commanders and
expand the surveillance envelope
throughout the region.
An F-35 could for
instance respond quickly to potentially
provide close air support for amphibious
landings along the chinese coastline. It could protect against large-scale
chinese intervention in the south china
sea.
As a multi-role fighter the F-35A can
share data in real-time across the force
through the aircraft's ability to
network with new technologies such as
multi-function advanced data link model. The fifth generation aircraft could also
streamline data transmission with its
advanced sensor equipment. Yet another thing to bear in mind is
that land-based F-35s could ensure a
minimum amount of attack reached
throughout high-value areas in the
pacific.
Carrier-based F-35s may not always be in
the region to respond. The F-35s could also challenge china's
fifth generation aircraft such as the J-20 when it flies close proximity to
u.s assets in allied countries. The chinese regularly conduct
provocative air patrols through taiwan's
airspace to intimidate the smaller and
potentially vulnerable island of taiwan. Chinese fighter jets also provoke
japanese coastal facilities and assets
with aggressive flybys, something which
japan's acquisition of high-tech, sensor
heavy capable F-35s could challenge.
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