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 coast of California also pave the way for an increased ...

The HMS Prince of Wales may conduct “cross-deck drills” with JS Kaga using aircraft carrier-based F-35Bs. If realized, it ...

The Izumo-class helicopter destroyer JS Kaga of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force arrives at Tanjung Priok port on September 18, 2018, in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Japanese big deck JS Kaga (DDH-184) wrapped trials for F-35B Lightning II off the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force said this week. Kaga had been in F-35B trials off California since Oct. 19 in ...

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.

Japan's aircraft carrier JS Kaga completed sea trials off the California coast Friday. The light aircraft carrier was refitted with a flight deck to carry F-35B stealth fighters. The destroyer ...

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force on Tuesday released video footage of an F-35B landing aboard the JS Kaga, an 814-foot-long flattop vessel designed for helicopters and recently modified to ...

An F-35B Lightning II executes a vertical landing aboard Japan Maritime Self-Defense Izumo-class multi-functional destroyer JS Kaga (DDH 184) during developmental test Nov. 2, 2024, in the eastern ...

One of Japan’s largest warships – JS Kaga (DDH-184) – returned to its homeport of Kure on Sunday following a three-month deployment to the United States to conduct F-35B trials, this week ...

Japan's JS Kaga arrived in San Diego in September to work with US forces on integrating the F-35 onto the newly converted ship. The Kaga, previously a helicopter carrier technically identified as a ...