A Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor experienced a nose gear issue upon landing at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, marking a less-than-ideal return of the aircraft to the Indo-Pacific region.
China may not fear American technology or hardware, but the air service still deployed its F-22 Raptors, operated by the 199th and 19th Fighter Squadrons, back to Kadena in late March.