As the closest U.S. air base to Taiwan—the self-ruled island that China has threatened to take by force—the Pentagon plans to ...

(CNN) — The US military will send dozens of its newest fighter jets to Japan as part of a $10 billion upgrade of its forces in the country, the Defense Department announced Wednesday.

The Pentagon announced Wednesday it will deploy dozens of advanced fighter jets to multiple bases in Japan as part of a modernization plan amid growing tensions with China, North Korea and Russia.

Japan’s military history has been defined by a postwar reliance on America's defense umbrella. However, in the face of increasing threats from North Korea’s nuclear ambitions and China’s rapidly ...

What To Know. A group of U.S. F-35B fighter jets, originally based at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma in Arizona, deployed to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Japan for a temporary deployment ...

The US is deploying its multirole carrier-based F-35C Lightning II fighter jets in Japan to counter China’s People’s Liberation Army in the region, Japan’s Nikkei Asia reports.

(CNN) — The US military will send dozens of its newest fighter jets to Japan as part of a $10 billion upgrade of its forces in the country, the Defense Department announced Wednesday.

The Pentagon announced Wednesday it will deploy dozens of advanced fighter jets to multiple bases in Japan as part of a modernization plan amid growing tensions with China, North Korea and Russia.

(CNN) — The US military will send dozens of its newest fighter jets to Japan as part of a $10 billion upgrade of its forces in the country, the Defense Department announced Wednesday.