US to shift advanced aircraft from Middle East to Asia and Europe.
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The US plans to deploy ageing A-10 attack planes to the Middle East as a replacement for more advanced combat aircraft that will be shifted to the Pacific and Europe as tensions with China and Russia intensify. The move is part of a broader plan to retain modest naval and ground forces in the Middle East while countering China and Russia. Some US officials have criticised the plan to switch out the advanced fighter aircraft for the older A-10 jets, saying it could weaken American military power in the Middle East.
- US moving advanced aircraft to Asia, Europe from Middle East Al Jazeera English
- U.S. to Send Aging Attack Planes to Mideast and Shift Newer Jets to Asia, Europe - WSJ The Wall Street Journal
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