USS America in Pacific: F-35B-Armed Navy Amphibs Might Destroy a Chinese Ocean Assault on Taiwan?
The US Navy's F-35B-armed USS America recently transited through the Coral Sea in the Pacific during the US-Australia Talisman Sabre
KRIS OSBORN, WARRIOR MAVEN - CENTER FOR MILITARY MODERNIZATIONAUG 7, 2023
By Kris Osborn, President, Center for Military Modernization
(Washington DC) The Navy's F-35B-armed USS America recently transited through the Coral Sea in the Pacific during the US-Australia Talisman Sabre interoperability combat readiness exercise, a move which shows continued Pentagon committment to ensuring "forward presence" in the Pacific theater.
While not necessarily surprising, this is quite significant for a number of reasons related to deterring China and responding to a potential Chinese attack on Taiwan. Response time, and forward presence of US Naval assets would likely be a decisive way in which a Chinese aerial or amphibious attack on Taiwan could be stopped....if they can get there in time.
The People's Liberation Army - Navy is known for its sophistication and rapid expansion to a point such that it is now larger than the US Navy. While this does not mean the PLA Navy is in any way superior to the US Navy, but it certainly does indicate the seriousness of the threat posed by China on the ocean.
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