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Japan's Navy Is Getting Aircraft Carriers and Stealth Fighters—and China Isn't Happy
Following Japan's surrendered during WWII Japan was allowed to build back up its military as a self-defense force without the ability to project power, such as having air craft carriers. That is all about to change:
Japan is getting back in the power projection business in a way it hasn’t been since 1945, but in the present time, Japanese naval forces will work in a combined effort with U.S. forces.
Later this month, U.S. Marine aviators flying stealthy F-35B strike jets will conduct flight operations from the deck of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force warship, JS Izumo.
As you can imagine, China is NOT happy, for obvious reasons.
Japan's Navy Is Getting Aircraft Carriers and Stealth Fighters—and China Isn't Happy
Japan is getting back in the power projection business in a way it hasn’t been since 1945, but in the present time, Japanese naval forces will work in a combined effort with U.S. forces. Later t...
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