Pentagon’s heavy-hitting fighter jets arrive at Japanese base

Modernised F-15EX fighter jets have been deployed at Kadena Air Base, a US Air Force facility on the Japanese island of Okinawa.

TodayPress TV reports that the information was announced by Japan’s public broadcaster.

It is noted that this is the first time these upgraded combat aircraft have been stationed at a military base outside the United States.

It was previously reported that a total of 36 such fighter jets are planned to be deployed to Okinawa over the next few years.

The fourth-generation F-15EX fighter can carry a payload of up to 13.3 tonnes, exceeding the capacity of some bomber aircraft. This is approximately twice the payload capacity of the older F-15 fighters currently stationed in Japan.

Aysel Matlab