Keeping fixed-wing naval aviation alive will force Spain to choose between paying the price of continuity, and accepting that the retirement of the Harrier will
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Izumo-class helicopter carrier JS Izumo (DDH-183) has appeared in public view with a dramatically redesigned bow, marking a key
Four U.S. Marine Corps F-35B aircraft and a U.S. Navy CVM-22B Osprey conducted flight operations on the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s largest destroyer, JS Kaga,
On August 7, Japan deployed its first three F-35B Lightning II stealth fighters at the Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s Nyutabaru Air Base in Miyazaki prefecture
The total number of F-35s remains unchanged, but the balance between STOVL F-35Bs and CATOBAR F-35Cs has swung dramatically in the favor of carrier-based F-35Cs.
Japan’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) and the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) both announced on 21 October that a U.S. Navy (USN) Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II multirole fighter aircraft have successfully landed on the deck of Japan’s Izumo-class multi-functional destroyer JS Kaga (DDH-184) for the first time on 20 October off the southern coast of California.
The JMSDF helicopter carrier JS Kaga will conduct flight operations with F-35B Lightning II aircraft in California from October 5 to November 18.
The Italian Navy has declared IOC of the F-35B STOVL aircraft component embarked on the Cavour aircraft carrier.
A UK Royal Navy (RN) Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier has operated under NATO command for the first time.
The first batch of Japanese F-35Bs should arrive in Japan next year. The JSDF is getting ready for carrier operations with the new aircraft…
