US Air Force B-1s, US Marine F-35Bs, and Japanese F-15Js in formation together. Japan Air Self-Defense Force
Dave Mujumdar, National Interest: The U.S. Military Just Showed North Korea the Planes That Would Strike It in a War
In response to North Korea’s recent intermediate range ballistic missile test that overflew Japan on August 28, Washington, Tokyo and Seoul have embarked on a show of force to deter Pyongyang.
As part of that show of force, the U.S. Marine Corps flew four of its stealthy new Lockheed Martin F-35B Joint Strike Fighters alongside a pair of U.S. Air Force Rockwell International B-1B Lancer strategic bombers. The American warplanes were joined at various points in their mission by four Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) F-15K Slam Eagles strike fighters and a pair of Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF—aka Koku Jieitai) F-15J Eagle air superiority fighters.
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Update: Could America's F-22, F-35, and B-2 Stealth Aircraft Crush North Korea in a War? (National Interest)
WNU Editor: The F-35 raised a few eye-brows .... US Tries to Spice Up Tired Shows of Force Over Korean Peninsula With F-35s (The Warzone/The Drive).
