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 coast of California also pave the way for an increased ...

The HMS Prince of Wales may conduct “cross-deck drills” with JS Kaga using aircraft carrier-based F-35Bs. If realized, it ...

The Izumo-class helicopter destroyer JS Kaga of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force arrives at Tanjung Priok port on September 18, 2018, in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force The Izumo-class helicopter carrier JS Kaga is seen conducting sea trials in this photograph released by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force on December 25, 2023.

Kaga’s sister ship, the JS Izumo, underwent similar retrofits in 2021, but both ships still require another round of modifications. The final phase of modifications for the Izumo began Nov. 1; ...

JS Kaga returns to its homeport on Dec. 16, 2024. JMSDF Photo. One of Japan’s largest warships – JS Kaga (DDH-184) – returned to its homeport of Kure on Sunday following a three-month ...

Japanese big deck JS Kaga (DDH-184) wrapped trials for F-35B Lightning II off the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force said this week. Kaga had been in F-35B trials off California since Oct. 19 in ...

Kaga’s sister ship, the JS Izumo, underwent similar retrofits in 2021. Both Japanese ships still require another round of modifications, a Maritime Self-Defense Force spokesman told Stars and ...

The Japanese warship JS Kaga is the size of some World War II aircraft carriers. Japan may be trying to turn it into an aircraft carrier, too.

What You Need to Know: The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force’s helicopter destroyer JS Kaga (DDH-184) arrived in San Diego shrouded in dense fog, marking the start of F-35B Lightning II ...