25 F-22 Raptor fighters will be sent to the Pacific Ocean to the islands of Guam and Tinian for Operation Pacific Iron 2021. The Air Force noted that this is the largest deployment of fighters in the Pacific Ocean.
“We have never had so many Raptors deployed together in the Pacific Air Force’s area of operations,” said Pacific Air Force Commander General Ken Wilsbach.
Analysts note that such a move by the United States is a serious signal for China.
“The Pacific Air Force is demonstrating that it can deploy as many or more fifth-generation aircraft to the theater of operations as currently in its full arsenal (China),” said a military analyst and director of operations at the United States Pacific Command Joint Intelligence Center. Carl Schuster.
He added that a typical F-22 deployment involves six to 12 aircraft.
The F-22 is the fifth generation of combat aircraft, the most advanced fighter aircraft in the world. They differ in that they use stealth technologies and connect airborne sensor systems with airborne information systems to give pilots a detailed view of the combat space.
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