Japan's military history has undergone a dramatic transformation, from its early innovations with the first aircraft carrier ...

According to NOAA, the vehicle is a 1940-1941 Ford Super Deluxe "Woody," colored black. The words "SHIP SERVICE_NAVY" are written on part of its front plate.

The remotely operated vehicle surveyed the shipwreck in the Pacific. NOAA Another plane with “B5” written on the fuselage is suspected of being a BuNo 4581 that was assigned to Bombing ...

JS Izumo: Yokohama, Japan Japanese media said the Izumo, which is the Kaga's sister ship, will remain at a shipyard in Yokohama until 2027, for conversion into an aircraft carrier. French Navy ...

Once updates are completed, the Kaga will be able to launch aircraft such as the F-35B and other fixed-wing aircraft. Powered by four gas turbine engines, the Kaga can hit a top speed of 30 knots.

USS Carl Vinson , JS Kaga , and FS Charles de Gaulle seen here at ‘Pacific Steller 2025' in the Philippine Sea. (Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force) A Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF ...

February 3, 2025: In early 2017 Japan put into service a second 27,000 ton destroyer, the Kaga DDH 184 that looks exactly like an aircraft carrier. Actually, it looks like an LPH, an amphibious ship ...

In addition, the Defense Ministry for the first time earmarked $106.4 million to acquire a ship-based improved variant of the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI)-developed Type 12 surface-to-ship ...

Converting the ship to accommodate fighter jets goes against post-war Japan's pacifist beliefs, so its navy designated the Kaga as a "multi-purpose destroyer" rather than an aircraft carrier.

Kaga’s sister ship, JS Izumo, saw USMC F-35Bs demonstrate landing and taking off from the ship in 2021. The vessel is now undergoing modifications to prepare for F-35B operations.

Testing on the Kaga began Oct. 5 and is expected to conclude Nov. 18. Kaga’s sister ship, the JS Izumo, underwent similar retrofits in 2021.

A U.S. F-35 stealth fighter jet has successfully landed on Japan’s Kaga helicopter carrier for the first time, as part of moves to turn the Kaga and its sister ship, the Izumo, into full-fledged ...