China Releases Image Of Japanese Carrier Sailing Right Alongside Its Own Carrier
Japan’s use of its aircraft carrier to closely shadow China’s own is highly unusual.
Tag: Izumo class
Japanese F-35As Train With USS America As Tokyo Looks Toward Its Aircraft Carrier Future
Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-35As worked alongside the U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship during maneuvers in the western Pacific.
Of Course Japan Rejected A Plan For A New Unmanned Fighter Because It Makes No Sense
The unmanned fighter proposal was just one of several options that Tokyo has studied as a replacement for the Mitsubishi F-2.
Approval Of Mega F-35 Sale For Japan Is A Huge Step Towards Its Aircraft Carrier Ambitions
Japan would become the second-largest Lightning II operator in the world if it bought all 105 jets in the proposed deal.
No, Japan Isn’t Going To Install Catapults And Angled Decks On Its Izumo Class Carriers
The leaked image sparked outlandish and baseless speculation that Japan is actually wanting to turn its two Izumo class helicopter carriers into full-on catapult and arresting gear-equipped aircraft carriers and buy F-35Cs to go with them.
Japanese Shipbuilder Pitches Amphibious Assault Ship For Country’s Growing Marine Forces
A Japanese shipbuilder has unveiled a design for a future landing helicopter dock amphibious assault ship, or LHD, that it plans to pitch to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, or JMSDF. Though the Japanese government has not publicly expressed an interest in such a vessel, this pitch comes as the country is working to expand its maritime and amphibious capabilities, with particularly notable plans to modify its Izumo class “helicopter destroyers” to support robust naval aviation operations that will include detachments of F-35B Joint Strike Fighters.
Officials Admit Japan’s ‘Helicopter Destroyers’ Were Also Designed For Jets
The Japanese government has consistently and vehemently denied that its hulking helicopter carriers were built with tactical jets in mind.
Japan And South Korea Eye F-35B For Their Helicopter Carriers
Both countries are future F-35 operators and once Japan’s big “helicopter destroyers” emerged, fielding the F-35B seemed like just a matter of time.