The U.S. Pacific Air Force has been showing off the so-called "forward deployment" of F-22A Raptor fighters since April, and judging from public information, in addition to the deployment of F-22A fighters from Hawaii at the Kadena base, there are also F-22A deployments from other units in Japan, because the vertical tail number has not only the word "HH", but also the word "FF". Since the squadron with the word "FF" has been diverted, it is difficult to tell which unit it is from just by the vertical tail mark. The U.S. Air Force has previously used F-22A fighter jets from Alaska to deploy in Japan and the Ryukyus, and now it is once again showing its sharp fangs.
The F-22A is the world's first fifth-generation fighter, and recently the U.S. Air Force had an F-22A fighter jet crash landing due to landing gear failure. The US Air Force F-22A fighter jets are approaching China for deployment, which is a clear indication that it wants to target China, and the United States wants to put pressure on the PLA through the approach of a large number of fifth-generation fighters, which is an important reason for the United States to maintain a large number of military forces in the Asia-Pacific region. When the U.S. Air Force used F-22A fighter jets to show off, the PLA has shown a video of J-20 fighters and J-16 fighters "competing on the same field", according to public reports, the PLA Air Force units recently conducted joint exercises, during which J-20 and J-16 fighters were used at the same time.
The combat units of the Air Force have been equipped with a large number of J-20 and J-16 fighters, J-20 is a fifth-generation fighter platform, and is the first stealth fighter of the People's Liberation Army, J-20 is a fifth-generation aircraft model installed after the F-35 fighter. J-16 is a fourth-generation heavy fighter, which is a new platform improved by the J-11BS fighter, from the J-11BS to the J-16 fighter, the PLA fourth-generation fighter has been "reborn" upgraded. J-16 is the product of the comprehensive use of China's various advanced technologies, although the appearance is still based on the Su-27 series, and the internal changes are huge, including the use of active phased array radar, etc., so that the J-16 fighter has a strong combat capability.
In addition to the deployment of the US Air Force F-22A Raptor fighters, the US military has the permanent deployment of F-15C/D and F-16C/D fighters, in addition to the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet series of the US Navy, as well as the deployment of the F-35B Lightning II fighters of the US Marine Corps. The PLA's J-16 fighter jet is capable of simulating the U.S. military's fourth-generation fighter jets in confrontation exercises, including the F-15C/D series. The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is training for war, forging a powerful comprehensive combat capability through daily training, and the PLA dares to show its sword.
In fact, the PLA's J-20 fighter has repeatedly clashed with the US military, and the J-20 fighter has joined the cruise mission of the air defense identification zone in the East China Sea, so it will intersect with various types of US military models, including the cutting-edge F-35A Lightning II fighter and F-35B Lightning II fighter, and the US Navy also had F-35C fighters following the aircraft carrier in the East China Sea and the Yellow Sea. The combination of fifth-generation fighters and fourth-generation fighters is the posture of the main air forces in the Asia-Pacific region, and for this reason, the PLA has conducted corresponding exercises in a "-for-tat" manner.