Japan is significantly bolstering its naval power projection capabilities by converting its two Izumo-class helicopter destroyers, the JS Kaga and JS Izumo, into light aircraft carriers capable of ...

The helicopter destroyer JS Kaga, which resembles a small carrier, is scheduled Oct. 5 to Nov. 18 for flight tests with F-35B Lightning II multirole jets off San Diego, the Japan Maritime Self ...

Researchers have discovered the wreck of the Japanese aircraft carrier Kaga 77 years after it was sunk by U.S. forces during World War II's Battle of Midway.

Japan's helicopter destroyer Kaga launches Aug. 27, 2015, during a ceremony in Yokohama, Japan. Kaga's completion at Japan Marine United's Yokohama Isogo plant gives Japan's Maritime Self-Defense ...

Japan's military history has undergone a dramatic transformation, from its early innovations with the first aircraft carrier to its pacifist post-WWII stance. However, in response to China's rising ...

Japan showed off the newly upgraded JS Kaga in April. Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Another helicopter carrier, the lead-in-class Izumo, is also being modified to carry F-35 jets.

Helicopter carrier Kaga (DDH-184) on Aug. 27, 2015. Japan Marine United Photo. Japan has launched the second in its new class of helicopter carrier — the largest Japanese ships since World War ...

The Japanese helicopter carrier Kaga, currently on a tour of the Indian Ocean, entered service in 2017, and thanks to daily efforts by its crew, it still has a brand-new paint smell.

For the last day of President Donald Trump’s highly stage-managed state visit to Japan, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe took him to tour the Japanese warship JS Kaga. The Kaga, along with sister ship ...

Japanese aircraft carrier Kaga is shown in the Pacific Ocean off Midway Atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. AP. The other three Japanese aircraft carriers — the Akagi, ...

Using sonar images, the Kaga came into view on Wednesday, and the Akagi was detected on Sunday in depths of 17,000 feet, according to Vulcan Inc., which owns and operates the Petrel and has served ...