The increasing mission time for airborne operations in high-risk areas heightens the possibility of some kind of mid-air collision with the MQ-4C Triton and an enemy aircraft.
A highly-networked common set of stealth fighters makes America and its allies so much stronger.
Should the United States suddenly face a substantial and damaging military attack, the military would of course need to respond quickly, firing ship and submarine-launched Tomahawks into the attacking country. The military would also draw upon the existing Rapid Raptor program wherein F-22s are scrambled to strike anywhere in the globe within twenty-four to forty-eight hours. Finally, the Pentagon would send carrier strike groups to the necessary forward locations and deploying F-35s immediately.
The United States now operates a healthy and growing fleet of F-35s, and Air Force planners say more are regularly being sent for forward basing and deployments in Europe. However, what about the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the Pacific and the growing international F-35 alliance? Should an attack come from a major rival such as Russia or China, F-35-armed U.S. allies like Japan,