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During US Secretary of Defense Matisse's first visit to Japan after taking office, "35 F-35s flew over Japan, but were not discovered by radar. They are flying over Japan, and everyone is asking,' Where on earth did they come from?' This is invisibility. Isn't it cool? "

The website of Time magazine quoted Trump as saying in an exclusive interview that Trump, who asked Lockheed Martin to reduce the cost of the F-35, also said that when he met with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for the first time, the other party expressed gratitude in the first sentence, because Japan, which bought this fighter, "saved 100 million dollars." However, the American media quickly questioned Trump's statement.

Cnn pointed out that only 10 f-35s were deployed to Japan, and they had been stationed several weeks before Matisse's visit. When these fighters arrived in Japan, they did not roar over Japan, but "landed in an orderly manner." "At that time (during Matisse's visit to Japan), were there any other F-35s in Japan? If it is, it will be top secret, because the only F-35 deployed separately is in Europe, and the number is very small. "

As the second fifth-generation fighter developed by the United States, the F-35 fighter has powerful stealth capability, advanced radar and sensing technology, unique effective electronic warfare system combination and certain supersonic cruise capability, which is second only to the F-22 stealth fighter.

At the same time, the fighter plane is an international project led by the United States and participated by many countries. It is not only a consideration of sharing costs, but also a way for the United States to strengthen its allies. Of course, it means making a lot of money.

Therefore, the timing and direction of deploying the F-35 is of great strategic significance. Generally speaking, where is the most dangerous, the most advanced fighter planes in the United States appear there, and the Asia-Pacific region is the most tense. Therefore, Iwakuni Base in Japan became the first base for the US military to deploy F-35s outside its homeland.

According to the deployment plan of the US military, 10 F-35B fighters have been publicly deployed to Iwakuni base, and six more will be added, thus forming the goal of deploying a squadron 16 fighters in Northeast Asia.

According to the plan of the US military, the F-35 has been deployed to South Korea and Australia, forming a wide-area echelon deployment pattern of the F-35 in the Asia-Pacific region.

More than 200 F-35s of all models have been delivered to the US military, some of which are produced for American allies, including Israel, Italy, Britain, Japan and Norway, but most of them are deployed at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona and Hill Air Force Base in Utah, mainly F-35A.

However, the F-35B belonging to the US Marine Corps was deployed to Japan. With the complete relocation of F-35B, Iwakuni Base will deploy 127 US military fighters with multidimensional tactical capabilities such as attack, air support and transportation, thus surpassing Kadena Base to become the largest US air base in East Asia.

But this 10 F-35B fighter was used by President Trump to make a big fuss. In addition to deterring North Korea and China, it may also mean suppressing Japan.

Why do you say that? As the closest ally, it is said that the US military arranged for the F-35 to fly over Japan, saying hello anyway, but the US military did not. Thirty-five F-35s were like nobody's business in Japan, and the US military boasted after taking them out.

But is it true that President Trump said that the F-35 F-35 flew over Japan without being detected by radar? This in itself may be a misunderstanding.

First of all, the overseas deployment of such a large batch of F-35s, even if it is a temporary deployment, requires the approval of the US Congress, and the US military will also take the opportunity to make a fuss and notify its ally Japan in advance, so this is unconventional.

Secondly, to deploy the F-35 F-35 in Japan, it has just flown in from the United States and will pass through a series of island bases controlled by the US military, such as Hawaii, wake island and Guam. At the same time, it also needs the support of a large number of aerial tankers, so even the top secret deployment of the US military cannot be completely concealed.

Thirdly, although Japan's radar level may not be as good as that of the United States, Japan's progress is very rapid in terms of individual parameters and anti-stealth capabilities deliberately strengthened in recent years. Coupled with the consideration of dealing with China's J-20, Japan's anti-stealth detection ability is actually very strong, and it is impossible to know nothing about the large number of F-35 formations flying over.

The last problem is that there are almost no 35 fighters in the US fighter formation, which is not a standard establishment. Moreover, when Matisse visited Japan, the situation in Northeast Asia was not as severe as it is now. There is no need for the American F-35 to send such a warrior. Perhaps President Trump took the F-35 as 35 because he was self-righteous and made an own goal.

However, if something goes wrong, the US military really has 35 F-35 fighters secretly deployed in Japan without letting Japan know. This is undoubtedly the biggest irony to the US-Japan military alliance, and it is also a loud slap in the face to Prime Minister Abe, because it means that the United States does not regard Japan as a true ally!

Moreover, if Japan's airspace is unguarded against stealth fighters, that is to say, Japan has no anti-stealth capability, then the Chinese J-20 fighters that have already begun to serve may wish to take a trip to muddy water and take a walk over Japan to see Japan's air defense capability, especially the ability to defend stealth fighters, and test the stealth capability of the J-20!