Cope North 2025 showcases advanced fighter integration with Pet-the-Jet Day

stlbeacon.org - 2/24/2025

A three-week multinational exercise involving more than 2,300 participants and 62 aircraft concluded Friday at Andersen Air Force Base in Yigo, marking significant advances in fifth-generation fighter integration among United States, Japanese, and Australian forces, the U.S. Air Force said. Cope North 2025, which began Feb. 3, focused on enhancing trilateral fifth-generation interoperability, particularly with F-35 operations, representing a shift from previous years' emphasis on ACE.

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