Stealth fighter makes first vertical landing aboard modified Japanese warship
A U.S. fifth-generation fighter jet landed on a Japanese helicopter destroyer this week, bringing Japan one step closer to taking its own advanced stealth fighters to sea.
Japan marks first landing of F-35B fighter on second Izumo-class ship
Another Izumo-class helicopter carrier has become only the second Japanese naval vessel to embark a fixed-wing fighter aircraft on its flight deck since the Second
A US F-35 stealth fighter just landed on a destroyer Japan turned into an aircraft carrier for the first time off the California coast
Photos show a US F-35B operating on Japan's newly converted destroyer-turned-aircraft carrier off the Californian coast.
Japan's first aircraft carrier since WWII makes landmark F-35B landing
Due to the ongoing dispute over the Kuril Islands, Japan has been in a formal state of tension with Russia for years. The Kaijō Jieitai, or the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, recently showcased the first landing of an F-35B on the deck of the JS Kaga during sea trials near San Diego.
US F-35Bs make inaugural landing on Japan’s newest aircraft carrier
Short take-off and landing stealth fighters from a US Navy test squadron made the F-35s type's first landing on the JS Kaga - a converted helicopter carrier officially labelled as a multi-functional destroyer by Tokyo and Washington.
F-35B stealth jet makes historic landing on Japanese warship
By bno - Tokyo Office In a significant advancement for Japan's naval capabilities, a US military F-35B stealth fighter jet successfully landed on the Japanese destroyer Kaga off the coast of San Diego on October 20.
Japan's maritime force makes history with F-35B carrier landing
Japan has remained in a formal state of war with Russia for years due to the dispute over the Kuril Islands. The Kaijō Jieitai, or Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, celebrated the first landing of an F-35B on the deck of the JS Kaga during sea trials off the coast of San Diego.
U.S. Navy F-35 Fighter Jet Just Landed on a Japanese 'Aircraft Carrier'
The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) reached a milestone in its aircraft carrier capabilities as a U.S. Navy F-35B Lightning II conducted its first landing on the JS Kaga (DDH-184). -The Kaga,
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F-35B Lands on Japan’s JS Kaga for the First Time as JMSDF Prepares to Operate STOVL Jet
The JS Kaga’s flight deck was modified to operate the F-35B and be used as a ‘Lightning Carrier’. The tests off the southern ...
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Japan Puts a Knife in Putin's Back with First Aircraft Carrier Since WWII
Japan has taken a significant step in bolstering its military power with the launch of its first aircraft carrier since World ...
In technical feat, the Navy’s F-35B fighter jet lands on Japanese aircraft carrier off San Diego
In a technical advance off San Diego, a U.S. Navy F-35B strike fighter landed on a Japanese aircraft carrier for the first ...
Japan Expands Carrier Capabilities With F-35B, Drones Could Be Next
A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B stealth fighter has for the first time operated aboard Japan’s biggest in-service warship, the ...
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U.S. F-35B Lands on Japanese Warship Off California; U.S., Canadian Navy Ships Transit Taiwan Strait
The first F-35B Lightning II landed on Japanese big-deck JS Kaga (DDH-184) on Sunday off California. Meanwhile, the U.S Navy ...
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F-35B test aircraft begins sea trials with Japanese multi-functional destroyer in eastern Pacific Ocean
A US F-35 Lightning II aircraft landed aboard Japan’s Izumo-class multi-functional destroyer JS Kaga (DDH-184) for the first ...
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Japan Sent Its 'Aircraft Carrier' Armed with F-35 to America for War Training
While in San Diego, JS Kaga (DDH-184) will undergo an assessment ... seek out and destroy enemy submarines in the self-defense of Japan. In 2018, Tokyo approved a plan that would greatly enhance ...