Netherlands Planning F-35 Stealth Fighter Deployments to East Asia as NATO Pivots to the Pacific
North America, Western Europe and Oceania , Aircraft and Anti-Aircraft
The Royal Netherlands Air Force is considering plans to make its first deployments of F-35A fifth generation fighters to the Western Pacific region, with the country’s ambassador to Japan Gilles Beschoor Plug elaborating on the rationales for an expanded presence. “The war in Ukraine, North Korea’s troop deployment to Russia and the potential impact of South China Sea disruptions on international trade highlight how much regional security developments have become globally interconnected,” he stated. “Given the growing threat to international peace, stability and the rules-based order, Japan, the Netherlands, as well as our allies and partners, need to help each other to tackle these challenges,” he added. He raised concerns that countries with non-westernised political systems posed a threat to the Western-led order in the region, which required the Netherlands to work “more closely than ever before” with regional states, and particularly Japan, on defence and economic security issues. The Netherlands has made growing deployments of naval assets to East Asia in 2024, with one of its destroyers alleged to have entered Chinese waters in June, leading China to respond by deploying fighters to closely shadow the vessel.
Plug cited the growing power of Chinese and North Korean forces - the leading two regional militaries of countries outside the Western sphere of influence - as a leading cause for concern in The Hague, adding that his country would deploy new warships and F-35s to the region in 2026. With the details for these deployments still being worked out, a key goal would be to increase training with regional counterparts including the Japan Air Self Defence Force, as security issues affecting Europe and East Asia became increasingly intertwined. This statement was in line with the prevailing trend in Western thought that there was no longer a significant distinction between the two theatres, with NATO members accordingly increasingly focused on countering the Chinese challenge to Western Bloc dominance.
The Netherlands has notably been far from alone among Western Bloc states in deploying fighters to Japan, with the United Kingdom having previously deployed Eurofighters to the country which were involved in U.S.-led simulated attacks on North Korea in the 2010s. Italy deployed F-35A and F-35B fighters to the country in 2023 and 2024 respectively, while Australia made its first F-35 deployment in the country in September 2023. Japan is the only country to host overseas F-35 deployments under the U.S. Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps, with the presence of American F-35s continuing to grow.
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kt comments:
Dutch still think they ruled Dutch East Indies.
All the european elites need to be reset...trace their ancestry...
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ReplyDeleteI am not a fan of the phrase, "We are watching a movie", but damn, scripts and staged meetings. This pretty much says, "we are watching a movie ".
https://fxtwitter.com/ricwe123/status/1871141459879137716?s=09
Here we have Dominic Cummings laying bare the farcical reality of the UK's Cabinet government.
The meetings are nothing more than a sham, scripted in advance with conclusions decided before anyone even speaks.
It's all a load of hollow, manipulative bullshit theatre.....
So what ?
ReplyDeleteWhy you jumping up and down like a monkey with a peaceful visit by the Royal Nederlands Air Force on the invitation of the Government of Japan ?
Early this year , China sailed its warships through the Kattegat, the Straits between Denmark and Sweden.
The Baltic Sea is almost a NATO lake, surrounded by Denmark, Germany, Sweden, Finland, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia.
Only one small side is Russia, China's best Buddy.
China was clearly showing its military might a long way from China.
NATO navies shadowed the China fleet, but made clear the PLAN had a right to sail through in peace under International Law.
We will find out if Da Melon spotlight any good...
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https://x.com/Inevitablewest/status/1871188682927112694?s=19
🚨BREAKING: Majority of WASPI women have defected to Reform UK, a poll of 11,000 suggests.
Reform are absolutely unstoppable.
ASML the maker of advanced lithography machines, has the Nederlands largest market capitalization.
ReplyDeleteAnd Taiwan' s TSMC and UMC are their largest customers.
So the Dutch government understands that helping deter an invasion or blockade of Taiwan is part of Nederlands key National Interest.