While Japan avoids calling these ships “aircraft carriers” due to constitutional restrictions, their expanded air ...

These changes have given the Kaga the appearance of an aircraft carrier. However, the Japanese government has been careful to avoid calling its modified Izumo-class destroyers aircraft carriers ...

Japan is showing off the first changes made to one of its helicopter-carrying destroyers to turn it into a light aircraft ...

aircraft and be employed as “Lightning Carriers.” The Izumo underwent the first phase of modifications in 2021, where its flight deck was coated with heat-resistant paint, and later saw the ...

Japan has issued its first order to protect a U.S. Navy warship under the country’s new security legislation. Tokyo unveils its second Izumo-class helicopter carrier.

The distinction between helicopter carriers and aircraft carriers remains dubious. Meet the Izumo—the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force’s largest ship, displacing a gargantuan twenty-seven ...

The distinction between helicopter carriers and aircraft carriers remains dubious. Meet the Izumo—the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force’s largest ship, displacing a gargantuan twenty-seven ...

A delay in the delivery of American-made F-35B stealth fighters to Japan has raised concerns about the country’s defence readiness. But observers say the delay, while frustrating, is unlikely to ...