UK Aircraft Carrier Operates under NATO Command for First Time
A UK Royal Navy (RN) Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier has operated under NATO command for the first time.
Tag Archives : F-35B
Japan Prepares For F-35B Carrier Operations
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 to Cooperate with Italian Navy on F-35B Operations
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.
Japan’s JS Kaga Shows Off New Bow
JMSDF Izumo-class helicopter carrier JS Kaga has left its dock for the first time after modifications to operate F-35B fighter jets.
Modification work on JS Kaga nears Completion
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.
Japan Starts Conversion Work on Second Izumo-class DDH
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.
End of Year 2021 F-35 Milestones
Naval News reached out to the Joint Strike Fighter Program Office in December 2021 for an update on the F-35 and how the U.S. Defense Department views the latest developments in peer nations...
Video: F-35B Conduct First Landing Aboard JS Izumo
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.
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).
Japan’s Helicopter Carrier JS Izumo to Start F-35B Tests
Japan's Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced this week that United States Marine Corps F-35B aircraft will start a campaign of tests aboard JS Izumo, a helicopter carrier (local designation: helicopter destroyer) of the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF).