J-20 5th Generation Fighter VII
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That's not what they said.
"Although the move signifies the close of a 16-year mission as part of the Continuous Bomber Presence mission, the change doesn’t mean strategic bombers won’t operate in the Indo-Pacific anymore, the Air Force said.
“In line with the National Defense Strategy, the United States has transitioned to an approach that enables strategic bombers to operate forward in the Indo-Pacific region from a broader array of overseas locations, when required, and with greater operational resilience, while these bombers are permanently based in the United States,” Air Force Global Strike Command said in a statement.
“U.S. strategic bombers will continue to operate in the Indo-Pacific, to include Guam, at the timing and tempo of our choosing,” the statement said."
They proably figured it's cheaper than permanently posting THAAD and Patriot batteries there.
Keep in mind the E-3 is ancient and the USAF wants some Wedgetails.
The general did add or at least hinted E-3 failed to perform the same function as KJ500 in detecting stealth jet like J20
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I doubt the US Navy said one day we're going to screw around and taunt some Chinese fighters today near China. It's more likely the J-20s came to them for them to then know it was a J-20 because the US knows they would be in a sensitive area and they would fly in a standard non-provocative patrol. They wouldn't want to have an F-35 take a swim close to China.
Guiling.
Where?
"Everywhere"? No, the F-35 is "everywhere". When has a J-20 even been seen outside China?
That's a phrase started by certain well known military analyst in China to describe the expectation that J-20s will appear everywhere in China over the next few years as the production level goes well above what we've seen with other programs. It won't just be restricted to elite brigades in certain part of the country.
Indeed. If rumors of it being deployed even in the Central Theater Command is true then non-frontline combat units are flying them as well. The J-20 is also easier to master compared with fourth generation fighter aircraft. In a report from 2020 a pilot having just flow 100 hours on the plane already started trouncing legacy fighters in air combat exercise.
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