US F-35 jets launch from Japanese aircraft carrier

The F-35B jet is designed to operate from ships without full-length flight decks, including the Japanese aircraft carrier JS Kaga.
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Japan’s ‘Cruiser’ Becomes a Carrier as US F-35s Take Off

Four F-35B Lightning II fighter jets conducted flight operations on the JS Kaga, the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force’s ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

In a deepening alliance, Japanese aircraft carrier finishes testing U.S. fighter jets off San Diego

With an ear-splitting roar, a Marine F-35B fighter jet bolted off the deck of an aircraft carrier west of San Diego on Wednesday, wrapping up historic sea trials meant to ensure that the U.S. has a ...
Newsweek

Japanese Warship ‘Kaga’ Sails Into Pearl Harbor

A Japanese helicopter destroyer, which bears the same name as an aircraft carrier that took part in Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor during World War II, visited the Hawaiian harbor on Tuesday. Newsweek ...
The Diplomat

Japan’s Largest Warship JS Kaga Will Conduct F-35B Onboard Operation Tests off the California Coast

It’s a crucial step for Tokyo’s ambition to convert two Izumo-class vessels into fully-fledged aircraft carriers. The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has announced its helicopter carrier JS ...
The National Interest

Japan’s New ‘Aircraft Carrier’ Is Coming to America for F-35 Training

Summary and Key Points: Japan is sending its modified Izumo-class helicopter carrier, JS Kaga, to the U.S. West Coast for flight operations with the F-35B Lightning II between October and November ...
Task & Purpose

3 aircraft carriers and ships, fighters from 6 navies train in the Pacific

The USS George Washington joined British and Japanese aircraft carriers in the North Philippine Sea for a show of force. By Nicholas Slayton Published Aug 10, 2025 6:09 PM EDT Ships from several ...
The National Interest

Japan Sent Its ‘Aircraft Carrier’ Armed with F-35 to America for War Training

What You Need to Know: The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force’s helicopter destroyer JS Kaga (DDH-184) arrived in San Diego shrouded in dense fog, marking the start of F-35B Lightning II training ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

In real head-turner, 3 aircraft carriers sail out of San Diego Bay in one day

In a sight rarely seen anywhere, three aircraft carriers sailed out of San Diego Bay on Monday — one headed to Japan, one to the larger Indo-Pacific and one to the waters off Southern California. The ...
Flightglobal

British F-35B makes first landing on Japanese carrier during major trilateral naval exercise

Aircraft carriers from Japan, the UK and the USA have conducted a major exercise in the Western Pacific, highlighted by the first landing of a UK-operated Lockheed Martin F-35B on a Japanese vessel.