Japan's modified Izumo-class destroyers JS Kaga and JS Izumo are now operating as light aircraft carriers for the U.S.-built F-35B Lightning II — Tokyo's first carriers since World War II. The ...
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Why Japan built an aircraft carrier with no fighters

Japan spent years transforming the Izumo class into something remarkably close to a light aircraft carrier. There was just ...
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 ...
After months of speculation, Indonesia appears poised to take possession of Italy’s retired Giuseppe Garibaldi light aircraft carrier in September. The September 20 arrival date will allow the carrier ...