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A squadron of fifth-generation F-35 fighter jets arrives in ME
Jordan News
last updated:
Jul 28,2023
A squadron of fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighter jets. (Photo: Twitter)
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Last week, the US announced the dispatch of fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighter jets to the Persian Gulf in response to tensions and
aggressions between American forces and Iran and Russia. اضافة اعلان
The F-35 Lightning IIs will help protect US interests and
contribute to regional security and freedom of navigation in the region. The
fifth-generation fighters will operate alongside the F-16 Fighting Falcon and
A-10 Thunderbolt II.
The US announced the dispatch of the F-35s along with the
destroyer USS Thomas Hudner. Before that, fourth-generation F-16 fighters arrived there. The Pentagon also announced the dispatch of landing ships USS
Bataan and USS Carter Hall to the region.
They initially planned to build up forces in the region
after Iran attempted to seize oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz. However,
while the planes were flying from the US to the Middle East, a Russian Su-35 fighter jet managed to damage a US MQ-9 Reaper drone.
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