The warship's namesake arises from Kaga Province, an administrative area of Japan that was abolished in the late 1800s. On December 7, 1941, six Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carriers ...

Japan plans to field a second F-35B squadron by the end of the decade, according to a Japan Ministry of Defense (MOD) document reviewed by USNI News. The MoD is now readjusting its training plan for ...

The Japanese navy, officially known as the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, said in a post on X (formerly Twitter) that JS ...

Performance tests conducted in October and November last year, with cooperation from the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, confirmed that the upgraded Kaga can accommodate the F-35B without issue.

the USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70), and the JMSDF JS Kaga. More than 90 years ago, United States Navy and Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carriers met as adversaries in the waters of the Philippine Sea ...

These changes have given the Kaga the appearance of an aircraft carrier. However, the Japanese government has ... amphibious assault ships of the U.S. Navy. The Izumo has also completed the ...

U.S. Navy Photo The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group, French CSG and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer carrier JS Kaga (DDH-184) completed Exercise Pacific Steller 2025, held in the ...

Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense ... and response capability of the MSDF and the U.S. Navy.” An MSDF submarine, along with the destroyer Kaga, which is expected to be converted into an aircraft ...

While you can argue that bigger is not always better in many military situations, the Navy might beg ... active part of the Japanese fleet. Once updates are completed, the Kaga will be able ...

Vinson, FNS Charles De Gaulle and JS Kaga involved in a Multi-Large ... between the U.S Navy, the French Navy (Marine Nationale) and the JMSDF (Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force), as a part ...