Etiqueta: Japanese Navy
Japan Self-Defense Forces JS Kaga helicopter carrier completed its tests with F-35B fighters in the U.S
Advancing in the process of preparing to operate F-35B fighters, in close cooperation with the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, the helicopter carrier JS Kaga (DDH-184) of the Japan Self-Defense Forces has completed its testing period off the coast of California. This period began...
A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E transported essential equipment to support the testing of F-35B fighters with the Japanese helicopter carrier JS Kaga
As part of the ongoing work on the helicopter carrier JS Kaga (DDH-184) of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter transported essential equipment for operations with F-35B fighters. The Japanese ship departed from Kure Naval Base, Japan,...
The U.S. authorizes the sale of additional RIM-116E missiles for the AEGIS destroyers of Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force
The United States government has authorized the potential sale of an additional batch of RIM-116E Block 2B missiles for Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) AEGIS destroyer fleet. This information comes from the notification submitted by the U.S. Department of State to Congress for review...
U.S. F-35B fighter jets operate for the first time from the Japan Self-Defense Force’s helicopter carrier JS Kaga
In recent hours, with the confirmation that the U.S. Armed Forces' F-35B stealth fighters have begun operating from the helicopter carrier JS Kaga (DDH-184), the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has taken an important step towards modernizing and expanding maritime projection capabilities. This event,...
The Kaga helicopter carrier of Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force arrived in the U.S. to begin trials with F-35B stealth fighters
Days ago, shrouded in a blanket of dense fog, the helicopter carrier JS Kaga (DDH-184) of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force arrived at the port of San Diego, United States, to begin a series of training operations with the U.S. Navy, focused on the future...
For the first time since its founding, a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer sailed through the Taiwan Strait
In a new episode that heightens tensions with China in the Indo-Pacific region, for the first time since its establishment in 1954, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force deployed one of its destroyers in the Taiwan Strait. This decision is part of the Japanese government's...
The fifth of the new Taigei-class submarines of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force was launched
In recent hours, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force celebrated the launch of one of its new Taigei-class attack submarines at the Kobe Shipyard & Machinery Works of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. During this event, the fifth unit of the class was named Chougei.
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The Chougei,...
Japan will advance the development of an electronic warfare version of its Kawasaki P-1 maritime patrol aircraft
To strengthen its electronic warfare capabilities, the Japanese Ministry of Defense has recently requested USD 292.1 million for the next year, aimed at advancing the development of a new version of the Kawasaki P-1 maritime patrol aircraft of the Self-Defense Forces.
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