Japan’s converted helicopter ship to host F-35B flight trials (Mike Yeo, Defense News)

October 1, 2021

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s helicopter carrier Kaga, right, and the Izumo are seen in Yokohama, south of Tokyo. (Yoshitaka Sugawara/Kyodo News via AP)

Japan-based U.S. Marine Corps F-35 jets will conduct flying operations from a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter carrier that is being converted to operate the fifth-generation fighter jet.

Japan’s Ministry of Defense said in a Sept. 30 news release that the F-35Bs, which are capable of Short Take Off and Vertical Landings, or STOVL, will conduct landing and take-off tests on the JS Izumo between the 3rd and 7th of October.

Japan’s converted helicopter ship to host F-35B flight trials (defensenews.com)

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