Japanese media revealed on July 6 that Japan plans to transfer its Abukuma-class destroyer escorts to the Philippines, ...

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 ...

Kaga’s sister ship, the JS Izumo, underwent similar retrofits in 2021, but both ships still require another round of modifications.

An F-35B Lightning II landed Sunday aboard the helicopter destroyer JS Kaga off San Diego’s coast, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force announced Monday on social platform X.

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 ...

One of Japan’s largest warships – JS Kaga (DDH-184) – returned to its homeport of Kure on Sunday following a three-month deployment to the United States to conduct F-35B trials, this week ...

The $1 billion carrier JS Kaga belongs to Japan, which is adding fixed-wing aircraft to some of its ships for the first time since the end of World War II.

JS Izumo underwent its initial modification stage, which included the application of heat-resistant paint to its flight deck, while JS Kaga has seen the modification of its bow section that has ...

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. The destroyer ...