Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force has carried out its first test landing of fighter jet on its largest destroyer, the Kaga. The vessel has been modified into a de facto aircraft carrier.
Fighter aircraft have landed aboard Japan’s newest aircraft carrier for the first time. A Lockheed Martin F-35B from the US Navy’s (USN’s) Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 23 successfully landed ...
The Kaga’s flight deck was modified to be used as a “Lightning Carrier” and operate this version of the stealth fighter, as Japan awaits the delivery of its F-35B aircraft and studies its ...