WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Navy has decided to assign a squadron of its most advanced fighter jets to an aircraft carrier returning to Japan, the USS George Washington, aiming to counter China's growing capabilities.
Indo-Pacific
U.S. to deploy F-35s to Japan on returning carrier George Washington
New stealth fighter squadron is a response to Chinese technological advances
An F-35C Lightning II lands on the USS George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier in the Atlantic Ocean in December 2021. (U.S. Navy)
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