The exercise was meant to strengthen cooperation with the U.S. Navy to realize a “Free and Open Indo-Pacific”, as well as improve the tactical capabilities of the JMSDF and JS Izumo, scheduled to ...
U.S. Marine Corps fighters will fly from Japan’s first fixed wing aircraft carrier in more than half a century. JS Izumo recently underwent a refit that allowed her to operate F-35Bs. The deployment ...
On May 9, the Japanese Ministry of Defense announced it has found that a video posted on social media that claimed to have been shot by a Chinese drone flying over the JS Izumo is highly likely to be ...
The maritime landscape of the Indo-Pacific is undergoing its most profound structural realignment since the conclusion of the Second World War, driven by a sweeping naval modernization program in ...
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JMSDF reveals JS Izumo's upgraded flight deck for F-35B operations
JMSDF releases first images of JS Izumo's new rectangular flight deck as second-phase modifications progress, advancing its conversion into an F-35B "Lightning Carrier." The Japan Maritime ...
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has announced its helicopter carrier JS Kaga (DDH 184) will conduct on-board operational tests of Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II multirole fighter ...
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