The Japanese Izumo-class ships are officially classified as helicopter-carrying destroyers, but their size, design, and potential tell a different story. While Japan officially does not maintain a ...

TOKYO (AP) — Defense ministers from Japan and Britain hailed their “deep strategic alignment” on Thursday as a Royal Navy aircraft carrier made its first port call in Tokyo. The HMS Prince of Wales, ...

Japan is re-entering the LNG (liquefied natural gas) carrier construction market, which it abandoned seven years ago. This is a strategic move to safeguard its energy security. While the immediate ...

Japan is poised to put its first aircraft carriers to sea since World War II, refitting its Izumo-class warships to carry US-designed F-35B fighter jets, the government announced Tuesday. In its ...

The move risks inflaming a politically delicate debate in Japan over whether such expanded military capability is compatible with the country’s pacifist constitution. The plans, contained in a draft ...

November 15, 2024: For over a year U.S. Marine Corps F-35B vertical takeoff (VTOL) fighters have operated from one of the two new Japanese aircraft carriers to test their flight decks for heat ...

Japan’s two largest carriers are seeing slower-than-expected recovery on their Mainland China network, echoing a sentiment made a year ago in the aftermath of the easing of Covid-19 restrictions.

A model and painting of China's Liaoning aircraft carrier at the Military Museum in Beijing - Copyright AFP Pedro PARDO A model and painting of China's Liaoning ...

The move risks inflaming a politically delicate debate in Japan over whether such expanded military capability is compatible with the country’s pacifist ...