Originally designed as a battleship, the Imperial Japanese Navy's Kaga was later converted into a pioneering aircraft carrier that played a central role in shaping Japan’s naval air strategy. Its ...

“The relationship between the US Navy and the JMSDF is as strong ... capability,” the JMSDF says. Ahead of the Kaga flight trials, Japan retrofitted the ship, which had previously been ...

The Kaga, an 814-foot-long flat deck ... Alex Wilson covers the U.S. Navy and other services from Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan. Originally from Knoxville, Tenn., he holds a journalism degree from ...

The Kaga on Nov. 6 successfully completed ... Alex Wilson covers the U.S. Navy and other services from Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan. Originally from Knoxville, Tenn., he holds a journalism degree ...

Captain Shusaku Takeuchi, commanding officer of the Kaga, said the trials improved Japan-U.S. interoperability and strengthened deterrence and response capabilities, "thereby contributing to peace ...

This follows similar trials with the U.S. Navy’s F-35B on the Izumo-class vessel. -The transformation of Japan’s JS Kaga and JS Izumo into F-35B-compatible carriers reflects Tokyo’s evolving ...

Once both vessels have been fully certified with the jets, Japan will have a naval capability it hasn't had since World War II. The Kaga looks similar to the US Navy's big-deck amphibious assault ...

The planned delivery of the first six F-35B Lightning II fighters for Japan in FY2024 has now been pushed back to sometime during FY2025, Japan’s Defense Minister announced. The delivery of the ...

In a technical advance off San Diego, a Navy F-35B strike fighter ... the capabilities of the (Japan) Maritime Self-Defense Force,” Shusaki Takeuchi, the Kaga’s commanding officer, said ...

A Lockheed Martin F-35B from the US Navy’s (USN ... commanding officer of the Kaga, describes the drills with his US counterparts as “essential for strengthening Japan’s defence capabilities”.