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 ...

Recently updated satellite imagery shows the latest stage of modifications converting a Japanese naval ship into an aircraft carrier capable of operating stealth fighter jets. In response to ...

The “cross-deck” exercises with US Marine Corps pilots are intended to prepare the JS Kaga’s crew for when the JMSDF’s own F-35s come online. The deeper story, however, is that Japan is steadily ...