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Bookmark or Share- Japan Starts Conversion Work on Second Izumo-class DDHKaga, the second ship of the Izumo-class DDH, has been primarily designed to carry SH-60 helicopters and to operate as a core ship in anti-submarine warfare. In 2018, however, the Japanese government made a decision to modify the Izumo-class DDH to allow it to operate F-35B fighter jets.
- JS Izumo - WikipediaJS Izumo (DDH-183) is a helicopter carrier which, as of 2022, is being converted into a light aircraft carrier. Officially classified as a multi-purpose operation destroyer, she is the lead ship in the Izumo class of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).
- Delivery of the First F-35Bs to Japan DelayedAn F-35B Lightning II executes a vertical landing aboard Japan Maritime Self-Defense Izumo-class multi-functional destroyer JS Kaga (DDH 184) during developmental test Nov. 2, 2024, in the eastern ...
- DDH-183 Izumo 22DDH Class - Aircraft Carrier - GlobalSecurity.orgThe Izumo 22DDH Class is designed to be a vessel which is conscious of the Chinese Navy, and to support civil disaster relief operation and the United Nations Peace Keeping Operations (PKO)....
- Izumo Class Destroyers, Postwar Japan’s First Aircraft CarrierBeing the face of the JMSDF for public relations, the Izumo-class stands as the largest vessel in the Japanese fleet, but the original design as a helicopter carrier has now been converted into postwar Japan’s first aircraft carrier.
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