US sending F-35 fighters to Puerto Rico amid Venezuela tensions

F-35A take-off c USAF

Source: US Air Force

The USA is bolstering its military presence in the Caribbean by deploying 10 Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth fighters to Puerto Rico, just hours after Venezuelan F-16s conducted a provocative low pass over a US Navy vessel.

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