Stealth fighter makes first vertical landing aboard modified Japanese warship
A U.S. fifth-generation fighter jet landed on a Japanese helicopter destroyer this week, bringing Japan one step closer to taking its own advanced stealth fighters to sea.
Japan marks first landing of F-35B fighter on second Izumo-class ship
Another Izumo-class helicopter carrier has become only the second Japanese naval vessel to embark a fixed-wing fighter aircraft on its flight deck since the Second
A US F-35 stealth fighter just landed on a destroyer Japan turned into an aircraft carrier for the first time off the California coast
Photos show a US F-35B operating on Japan's newly converted destroyer-turned-aircraft carrier off the Californian coast.
U.S. Navy F-35 Fighter Jet Just Landed on a Japanese 'Aircraft Carrier'
The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) reached a milestone in its aircraft carrier capabilities as a U.S. Navy F-35B Lightning II conducted its first landing on the JS Kaga (DDH-184). -The Kaga,
US F-35Bs make inaugural landing on Japan’s newest aircraft carrier
Short take-off and landing stealth fighters from a US Navy test squadron made the F-35s type's first landing on the JS Kaga - a converted helicopter carrier officially labelled as a multi-functional destroyer by Tokyo and Washington.
Japan Expands Carrier Capabilities With F-35B, Drones Could Be Next
A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B stealth fighter has for the first time operated aboard Japan’s biggest in-service warship, the Izumo class ‘multifunctional destroyer’ Kaga. At the same time, there are signs that Japan may also be looking to expand the fixed-wing capabilities of this class of vessel,
Japan Sent Its 'Aircraft Carrier' Armed with F-35 to America for War Training
The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's helicopter destroyer JS Kaga (DDH-184) arrived in San Diego shrouded in dense fog, marking the start of F-35B Lightning II training operations with the U.S.
In technical feat, the Navy’s F-35B fighter jet lands on Japanese aircraft carrier off San Diego
In a technical advance off San Diego, a Navy F-35B strike fighter landed on a Japanese aircraft carrier for the first time over the weekend, proving that the two allies can jointly use one of the world’s most sophisticated jets.
U.S. F-35 Lands On Japanese Ship For Upgrade Developmental Testing
A specially configured U.S. F-35B short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) Lightning II aircraft for the first time touched down on a Japanese naval
Japan Puts a Knife in Putin's Back with First Aircraft Carrier Since WWII
Japan has taken a significant step in bolstering its military power with the launch of its first aircraft carrier since World War II, the JS Kaga. This modernized vessel, originally a helicopter destroyer,
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F-35B Lands on Japan's JS Kaga for the First Time as JMSDF Prepares to Operate STOVL Jet
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 ...
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U.S. F-35B Lands on Japanese Warship Off California; U.S., Canadian Navy Ships Transit Taiwan Strait
The first F-35B Lightning II landed on Japanese big-deck JS Kaga (DDH-184) on Sunday off California. Meanwhile, the U.S Navy ...
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JGSDF V-22 Osprey Lands on Helicopter Carrier JS Izumo as Tilt-Rotor Appears to Resume Regular Flights
In early September, the 107th Squadron conducted takeoff and landing training with the V-22 on the JMSDF destroyer Izumo, while the sister ship JS Kaga will soon start trials with the F-35B.
US Marines F-35B Makes 1st Landing On Japan's Izumo-Class Destroyer JS Kaga
A US Marines F-35B fighter jet has landed on the Japanese carrier Kaga for the first time, marking the first time in post-war ...
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JS Izumo
The first-of-class JS Izumo made a port call in Vietnam this month, as part of its annual Indo-Pacific deployment. The U.S. and Japanese carriers jointly participated in a number of naval drills ...