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The Maritime Self-Defense Force is upgrading its Izumo and Kaga destroyers into de facto aircraft carriers, equipping them to operate the F-35B stealth fighter. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/17/japan/izumo-kaga-aircraft-carriers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #msdf #kaga #izumo #defense #us #usjapanrelations #aircraftcarriers #asdf
Japan's SDF destroyers are being converted into aircraft carriers

The Izumo and Kaga destroyers, each about 248 meters in length and 38 meters in width, are the largest vessels in the MSDF.

The Japan Times
Feb 17, 2025 at 8:47amBuffer