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.

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. Full screen in ...

Vice Adm. John Wade, commander of U.S. 3rd Fleet, and Vice Adm. Yoshihiro Goka, commander of Japan’s Escort Fleet, speak to reporters aboard the JS Kaga off Southern California, Nov. 6, 2024.

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 ...

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 US landed an F-35 stealth fighter on Japan's new aircraft carrier for the first time. US and Japanese forces are integrating the short-takeoff/vertical landing F-35B onto the JS Kaga. The Kaga is ...

JS Kaga returns to its homeport on Dec. 16, 2024. JMSDF Photo. One of Japan’s largest warships – JS Kaga (DDH-184) – returned to its homeport of Kure on Sunday following a three-month ...

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 ...

An F-35B Lightning II aircraft, flown by a test pilot from Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Two Three (VX-23), approaches Japan’s Izumo-class multi-functional destroyer JS Kaga (DDH-184) prior ...