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USMC F-35B Aircraft Tested aboard Japan’s Helicopter Carrier JS Izumo
A USMC F-35B Aircraft takes off from Japan’s Helicopter Carrier JS Izumo. JMSDF picture.

USMC F-35B Aircraft Tested aboard Japan’s Helicopter Carrier JS Izumo

A United States Marine Corps (USMC) F-35B short take off vertical landing (STOVL) aircraft was tested for the first time aboard JS Izumo, a helicopter carrier (local designation: helicopter destroyer) of the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF).

Xavier Vavasseur 05 Oct 2021

The event marked the first time  since the Imperial Japanese Navy that a fixed wing aircraft took off from a Japanese vessel.

3 OCT, the JMSDF conducted verification of takeoff and landing of the USMC F-35B to JS IZUMO. The JMSDF continues to steadily carry out the necessary modifications to the IZUMO class to acquire the capability to operate the F-35Bs.



JMSDF Statement on Twitter
  • USMC F-35B Aircraft Tested aboard Japan’s Helicopter Carrier JS Izumo 2
    JMSDF picture.
  • USMC F-35B Aircraft Tested aboard Japan’s Helicopter Carrier JS Izumo
    JMSDF picture.

3 OCT, the #JMSDF conducted verification of takeoff and landing of the USMC F-35B to JS #IZUMO.
The JMSDF continues to steadily carry out the necessary modifications to the IZUMO class to acquire the capability to operate the F-35Bs. pic.twitter.com/0gtPNzrxQC

— Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (@jmsdf_pao_eng) October 5, 2021

Our colleagues form USNI News reported in early September that U.S. Marine F-35B Lighting II Joint Strike Fighters will operate off a Japanese warship later this year, quoting Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger:

“We’re not going to go on deployment but we’re actually going to fly U.S. Marine Corps F-35s off of a Japanese ship,”

Naval News previously reported that the first phase of the modification work to operate F-35B was completed this Summer. The modifications included new deck markings and heat-resistant coatings:

Japan’s Izumo Helicopter Destroyer Modified To Operate F-35B Fighters
F-35B Izumo Japan JMSDF USMC 2021-10-05
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Posted by : Xavier Vavasseur
Xavier is based in Paris, France. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems and a Master of Business Administration from Florida Institute of Technology (FIT). Xavier has been covering naval defense topics for nearly a decade.

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