Japan is significantly bolstering its naval power projection capabilities by converting its two Izumo-class helicopter ...

Massive mural found intact on World War II ship that sank in 1942 Paintings, vehicles, and even a potentially never-before-seen jellyfish were found among USS Yorktown’s wreckage Graig Graziosi ...

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 ...

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.

Powered by four gas turbine engines, the Kaga can hit a top speed of 30 knots. If the Kaga were to ever come under attack, it can defend itself using 2 Phalanx CIWS weapons and two other SeaRAM ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Kaga’s sister ship, the JS Izumo, underwent similar retrofits in 2021. Both Japanese ships still require another round of modifications, a Maritime Self-Defense Force spokesman told Stars and ...

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 ...

An F-35B operated by the USMC seen here landing on JS Kaga for the first time. (JMSDF) Another Izumo-class helicopter carrier has become only the second Japanese naval vessel to embark a fixed ...