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美軍F-35赴澳演習腰斬 暴露印太後勤軟肋與盟友依賴
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美軍F-35赴澳演習腰斬 暴露印太後勤軟肋與盟友依賴

原訂12架F-35A僅6架抵達澳洲,後勤與維修問題凸顯美軍在印太遠距部署的挑戰。

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美軍原訂從阿拉斯加派出12架F-35A戰機赴澳洲參加演習,最終因維修與天候問題僅6架抵達且延誤逾1週,暴露出印太遠距作戰的後勤難題與對盟友支援的依賴。

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美軍F-35A戰機從阿拉斯加調派至澳洲參加「南方十字26」與「漆黑26」演習,途中遭遇維修與天候問題。

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澳洲皇家空軍KC-30A多用途加油運輸機在「漆黑26」演習(Exercise Pitch Black 26)期間執行空中加油任務,支援戰機延長航程與滯空時間。

美軍最先進的F-35匿蹤戰機要快速投入太平洋,真正的難題可能不在戰機性能,而是後勤。美國空軍原訂從阿拉斯加派出12架F-35A前往澳洲參加演習,最後僅6架抵達,讓原本規劃的部署規模少了一半。

航空軍事專業網站《Aviation Week》報導,美國空軍今年花數個月準備這次近1個月的澳洲部署,支援「南方十字26」演習(Southern Cross 26)與「漆黑26」演習(Pitch Black 26)。不過,F-35A從阿拉斯加前往澳洲的過程出現複雜的維修與後勤問題,最終只有6架抵達,並比原定時間晚了逾1週。

這次部署暴露的問題,不是F-35缺乏跨太平洋飛行能力,而是戰機能不能在需要的時間完成部署。美國空軍第354維修群指揮官吉爾平(Joseph Gilpin)指出,延誤是多項問題同時發生的結果,其中包括飛機維修性問題與惡劣天候。

換句話說,戰機即使具備先進匿蹤、感測器與遠程作戰能力,真正投入遠距離作戰時,還得同時把維修、零件、技術人員與基地支援送到前線。

12架變6架 印太作戰更依賴盟友

F-35部署到距離美國本土遙遠的印太地區後,戰機本身只是整套戰力的一部分。Aviation Week指出,美軍若要在印太快速投入作戰,就需要盟友協助提供後勤支援,讓戰機抵達後仍能持續維持作戰節奏。

這也是此次澳洲部署值得關注之處。美國、澳洲、日本等國近年持續強化F-35維修、加油與人員支援的互通能力;今年7月舉行的「南方十字26」演習,就曾納入多國共同維修及空中加油訓練,測試盟軍如何共同維持F-35戰力。

《Aviation Week》指出,對美軍而言,F-35抵達印太只是部署的第一步,後續能否持續維修、補充零件並讓戰機保持可用狀態,將直接影響這批戰機能否維持作戰節奏。

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  • 美軍未來將如何改善印太前線部署的後勤瓶頸?

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