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This December 1, 2013 US Navy handout image shows Patrol Squadron (VP) 16's P-8A Poseidon No. 429 and No. 435 aircraft refueling at Naval Air Facility Atsugi in Ayase, Japan. The US Navy has deployed sophisticated surveillance aircraft to Japan, officials said December 2, amid rising tensions over China's territorial claims in the region. Two P-8A Poseidon patrol jets departed Florida on Friday and arrived later at Kadena air base in Okinawa, in a move that was planned before Beijing declared an air defense zone last month covering disputed islands in the East China Sea, said a Navy official. The P-8A planes, converted Boeing 737s equipped with advanced radar and anti-ship missiles, are designed to hunt submarines and track other vessels at sea. The deployment came as US Vice President Joe Biden set out on a trip Sunday to Asia which will include a visit to Beijing, where he will discuss regional tensions that have spiked since Beijing's declaration. AFP PHOTO / HO / US Navy / MC2 Kegan E. Kay == RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE / MANDATORY CREDIT: "AFP PHOTO / US Navy / MC2 Kegan E. Kay / NO SALES / NO MARKETING / NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS / DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS ==
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Ayase, JAPAN |
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AFP / Mediafax Foto |
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MC2 Kegan E. Kay |
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2 Decembrie 2013 |
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3600 x 2406 (1.16 MB) |
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