Firstly, the destroyer's former trapezoid deck was changed to a rectangular ... In its defense budget revealed in August 2023, Japan revealed its plans to acquire 42 F-35Bs. The first six of ...
The modification of the Kaga followed the government’s decision in 2018 to convert the Izumo-class destroyers into de facto aircraft carriers, and subsequent plans to deploy U.S.-made F-35B ...