TOKYO -- In line with a policy to forward-deploy newer and more advanced ships near the Taiwan Strait, the U.S. Navy has added another Flight IIA version of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer to its fleet in Yokosuka, Japan.
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U.S. Navy adds submarine-hunting destroyer to Japan fleet
Helicopter-hangar-equipped USS Shoup arrives in Yokosuka with eye on China
The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Shoup arrives in Yokosuka, Japan, on Dec. 19. © U.S. Navy
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