TOKYO -- In line with a policy to forward-deploy newer and more advanced ships near the Taiwan Strait, the U.S. Navy has added another Flight IIA version of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer to its fleet in Yokosuka, Japan.
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The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Shoup arrives in Yokosuka, Japan, on Dec. 19. © U.S. Navy
TOKYO -- In line with a policy to forward-deploy newer and more advanced ships near the Taiwan Strait, the U.S. Navy has added another Flight IIA version of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer to its fleet in Yokosuka, Japan.