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Det kan virke som om "noen" er nervøse over at USAF kikker på 4. generasjonsfly. (Red.)

Fifth Generation Fighters Vital to Respond to Future Crises in Pacific Theater, Commander Says

The first F-35A Lightning II fighter aircraft assigned to the 354th Fighter 

Wing lands at Eielson AFB, Alaska on April 21 last year. A total of 54 

F-35As will be stationed at Eielson AFB by the end of 2021, which will 

make Alaska the most concentrated state for combat-coded fifth-

generation aircraft (U.S. Air Force Photo)

Adm. Phil Davidson, the commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, told lawmakers this week that fifth generation fighters, such as the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 and F-22, are vital to respond to future crises in the region.