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…
Japan will cooperate with the Italian Navy in the operation of the F-35B aircraft, the chief of the Japan Marine Self Defense Force (JMSDF) said.
