# Japan, the United States and Australia dispatched 24 F35s # [The three countries dispatched 24 F-35s] According to a report on Japan's "Asahi Shimbun" website on October 1, Japan, the United States and Australia conducted a joint exercise codenamed "Bushido Guardian-25" with the Air Self-Defense Force Misawa Base in Misawa City, Aomori Prefecture as the center. This exercise assembled 24 of the latest F-35A stealth fighters.
According to the report, the three countries 'troops used the same type of fighter jets to conduct joint exercises. The purpose is to strengthen coordination and cooperation in combat deployment, maintenance and supply, improve systematic combat effectiveness, and at the same time strengthen deterrence to achieve a "free and open Indo-Pacific". This is the second time that the three countries have conducted joint training of F-35A fighter jets after the "Counter-Norte-25" military exercise was held around Guam in February this year.
Specifically, the Japan Air Self-Defense Force dispatched 8 F-35A fighter jets deployed at the Misawa Base, 1 E-2D early warning aircraft from the Warning Aviation Regiment and troops from the Northern Aviation Warning Control Corps to participate in the exercise; the U.S. Air Force deployed 8 F-35As, 8 F-16, 1 E-3G early warning aircraft, 2 KC-135 tankers and about 230 personnel; the Royal Australia Air Force dispatched 8 F-35As, 1 KC-30A tanker, 1 C-17A transport aircraft and about 160 personnel.
According to reports, the F-35A is called the "fifth-generation fighter". It not only has excellent stealth performance and can avoid radar detection, but also is equipped with a multi-source sensor system and a real-time data link, which can realize instantaneous collection of battlefield intelligence and formation sharing. (Reference message)