operations that the Pentagon requires of it , according to Robert Work , the deputy defense secretary . “ If you told me we were going to go down from 54 tactical fighter squadrons to 45 but they ’d all be F-35s , I ’m not certain I ’d say that ’s a good thing , ” Work told the trade magazine Flight Global on March 10 . The Air Force ca n’t afford to cut down squadrons and also ca n’t afford to buy enough new F-35s for all the squadrons it needs .
And that is exactly the case with Mr. Trump , " Lukyanov told CNN . But of course a bromance between political leaders is not enough to improve bilateral relations . The U.S and Russia have had massive disagreements over Ukraine in particular , where America accuses Russia of funding , equipping and providing combatconflict.attack.nasupport to separatist rebels and demands the return of Crimea , which Russia annexed in 2014 . Russia , for its part , wants sanctions levied against it by the international community because of its meddling in Ukraine 's affairs to be canceled . When Trump spoke about improving relations with Russia he did n't mention Ukraine or Crimea .
The U.S. Navy and other regional navies would be placed at risk in a crisis situation in the South China Sea . China would have excellent maritime domain awareness and be able to respond to the intrusion of foreign military ships and aircraft once it completed the construction of airfields , protected hangars , and fuel storage facilities . China ’s J-11 multirole air superiority fighters could take off from Woody Island to conduct combatconflict.attack.naair patrols . They could extend their patrol time by landing and refueling on an airfield on one of the artificial islands . China has constructed and continues to construct helipads on its occupied features .
Email US fighter jets have been scrambled to stop Bashar al - Assad 's air force bombing US special forces and anti - Isis allies on the ground as the Syrian conflict intensifies . Defence officials said the Syrian planes were leaving as the coalition aircraft arrived , meaning they did not engage in combatconflict.attack.na, but that the US would not hesitate to defend its forces . Captain Jeff Davis said the American jets were sent to the north - eastern city of Hasakah on Thursday after two Syrian air force SU-24s started air strikes near where coalition forces were conducting operations on the ground . “ It troubles us when we see regime airstrikes in Hasakah in an area where it 's well known by everybody , to include the [ Assad ] regime , that the coalition is actively engaged in operations against Isis , ” the Department of Defence spokesperson said .
" We are conducting a comprehensive dialog on a wide scale of international issues , in which Indian and Russian approaches are close to each other or coincide , " said Putin . Modi also praised Putin 's support for the fight against international terrorism , which India accuses its neighbor and rival Pakistan of sponsoring . " Russia 's clear stand on the need to combatconflict.attack.naterrorism mirrors our own , " Modi said . MULTIPLE DEALS The Rosneft - Essar deal will be the biggest foreign takeover in India , and Russia 's largest outbound deal , according to Thomson Reuters data .