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F-35B

US Navy Quietly Deploys F-35-Carrying Flattop to Asia-Pacific Region
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The U.S. Navy has dispatched an amphibious ready group with a squadron of F-35Bs to the Western Pacific.

Japan’s Largest Aircraft Carrier to Operate in South China Sea, Indian Ocean for 2 Months
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Japan’s largest warship will tour the South China and Indian Ocean for two months beginning in September.

Defense Minister: Taiwan Is Seeking F-35 Stealth Fighter
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Taiwan’s defense minister has recently reiterated his country’s interest in procuring the fifth-generation fighter jet from the United States.

Coming to Foal Eagle 2018: US Marine Corps' Wasp Expeditionary Strike Group
By Ankit Panda
There won't be a carrier at this year's Foal Eagle exercise, but there will be an immensely well-equipped U.S. Navy Expeditionary Strike Group.

An F-35B for Japan's Izumo-class: Obstacles and Challenges
By Robert Farley
What does Japan need to consider before pursuing F-35B fighters for its helicopter destroyers?

Taiwan Wants the F-35 Stealth Fighter
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Taiwan’s government has reiterated its interest in the U.S.-made F-35B Joint Strike Fighter.

Will the US Send a F-35-Carrying Amphibious Assault Ship to Korea for War Games?
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The U.S. is reportedly dispatching an amphibious assault ship to the Korean Peninsula for a joint-U.S.-ROK landing exercise early next month.

F-35B Stealth Fighter Deploys For 1st Time Aboard U.S. Navy Ship in Indo-Pacific
By Franz-Stefan Gady
A detachment of F-35Bs arrived aboard a U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship cruising in the Indo-Pacific region this week.

Who Wants to Operate Carrier-Based F-35Bs in Asia? Apparently, Japan and South Korea
By Robert Farley
What to make of recent reports that Japan's Izumo-class and South Korea's Dokdo-class vessels may operate these fighters?

US Now Has 16 F-35B Stealth Fighters in Japan to Counter North Korea
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The U.S. Marine Corps finished deploying a squadron of F-35Bs last week.

US Navy Christens New F-35B-Carrying Warship
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The second vessel of the U.S. Navy’s new class of amphibious assault ships was christened on September 16.

US, ROK, Japan to Deploy Over 100 F-35 Fighter Jets Near North Korea by 2020s
By Franz-Stefan Gady
More F-35 fighter jets could soon be deployed to South Korea and Japan.