Photos show a US F-35B operating on Japan's newly converted destroyer-turned-aircraft carrier off the Californian coast.

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.

The Maritime Self-Defense Force is conducting tests to determine if there are issues with such aircraft taking off from the vessel while verifying other procedures.

U.S. military's F-35B stealth fighter jet has made the first landing on the Japanese destroyer Kaga in waters off San Diego, the Mari

The aircraft carrier USS George Washington is on its way to Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, where it will take the place of the USS Ronald Reagan in the U.S. 7th Fleet, the Navy announced Friday.

A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B stealth fighter has for the first time operated aboard Japan’s biggest in-service warship, the Izumo class ‘multifunctional destroyer’ Kaga. At the same time, there are signs that Japan may also be looking to expand the fixed-wing capabilities of this class of vessel,

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,

Japan has taken a significant step in bolstering its military power with the launch of its first aircraft carrier since World War II, the JS Kaga. This modernized vessel, originally a helicopter destroyer,

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.

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.