The Pentagon will be spending about $10 billion over the next few years to modernize its tactical aircraft across multiple military installations in Japan.
Tensions in the Indo-Pacific region have spiked during Joe Biden's presidency, as China has been saber-rattling with military exercises in the Taiwan Strait and South China Sea, raising fears of an invasion of neighboring Taiwan. North Korea has added to the tensions by ramping up its ballistic missile tests and conducting live-fire exercises near the border with South Korea.
"The Joint Force will continue to maintain a rotational presence of fourth- and fifth-generation tactical aircraft at Kadena throughout the transition," the Pentagon said. The Air Force has rotated fighter squadrons of more advanced warplanes through Kadena to guarantee coverage at a base it calls the "keystone of the Pacific," situated northeast of Taiwan on the eastern edge of the East China Sea, Stars and Stripes reported.
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