The Japanese Ministry of Defense has revised the hull classification symbols for Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) vessels effective October 2024. The change adds two
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 Chief Announced At The Press Conference On April 2 That The Completion Of The First Special Modification work on the Izumo-class destroyer Kaga as planned.
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has begun sea trials of its helicopter carrier JS Kaga (DDH 184) after undergoing major modifications of the vessel to operate the F-35B fighter jets, the JMSDF announced on December 25.
JMSDF Izumo-class helicopter carrier JS Kaga has left its dock for the first time after modifications to operate F-35B fighter jets.
Raytheon was awarded a FMS contract to deliver JPALS, to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force by the U.S. Navy.
Modification work to turn Japan’s JS Kaga “helicopter destroyer” into a F-35B aircraft carrier are nearing completion at a dock in Kure City.
On May 31, 2022, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) issued a press release on this year’s Indo-Pacific Deployment (IPD), announcing the ships that will participate and their ports of call.
The modifications to Kaga, second of the Izumo-class helicopter destroyer (DDH) began at the Japan Marine United (JMU) shipyard in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, in late March.
At the request of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242 successfully conducted the first ever landing of two F-35B Lightning II aircraft aboard the Japanese Ship Izumo on October 3, 2021.
