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Japan’s New ‘Mini-Aircraft Carriers’ Have F-35 Fighters
Japan is significantly bolstering its naval power projection capabilities by converting its two Izumo-class helicopter ...
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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 coast of California also pave the way for an increased ...
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Striking images show the F-35 jump-jet's first trials on a newly converted Japanese aircraft carrier - Business Insider
Japan's aircraft carrier JS Kaga completed sea trials off the California coast Friday. The light aircraft carrier was refitted with a flight deck to carry F-35B stealth fighters.
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F-35B flight trials conclude for Japan’s JS Kaga
Kaga’s sister ship, JS Izumo, saw USMC F-35Bs demonstrate landing and taking off from the ship in 2021. The vessel is now undergoing modifications to prepare for F-35B operations. Full screen in ...
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Japanese Big Deck JS Kaga Wraps California F-35B Trials
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 ...
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Modified Japanese carrier completes F-35B trials off Southern California - Stars and Stripes
Vice Adm. John Wade, commander of U.S. 3rd Fleet, and Vice Adm. Yoshihiro Goka, commander of Japan’s Escort Fleet, speak to reporters aboard the JS Kaga off Southern California, Nov. 6, 2024.
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US Ally Shows Off Game-Changing Carrier Upgrade - Newsweek
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.
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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 - Currently.com
The US landed an F-35 stealth fighter on Japan's new aircraft carrier for the first time. US and Japanese forces are integrating the short-takeoff/vertical landing F-35B onto the JS Kaga. The Kaga is ...
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Japan’s Largest Warship Back Home After California F-35B Tests; Russian Ships, Aircraft Operate Near Japan, Alaska - USNI News
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 ...
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Delivery of the First F-35Bs to Japan Delayed
An F-35B Lightning II executes a vertical landing aboard Japan Maritime Self-Defense Izumo-class multi-functional destroyer JS Kaga (DDH 184) during developmental test Nov. 2, 2024, in the eastern ...
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The Izumo-Class Destroyer: Japan's First Aircraft Carrier After World War II - SlashGear
Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has the JS Kaga, an Izumo-class destroyer designated as a helicopter destroyer. This ship has flat top that allows five helicopters to operate on it ...
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F-35B Lands on Japan’s JS Kaga for the First Time as JMSDF Prepares to Operate STOVL Jet - The Aviationist
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 ...