Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF)

[TomS]

Japan Expands Carrier Capabilities With F-35B, Drones Could Be Next

Japan will have two amphibious assault ships modified as fixed-wing fighter carriers, and uncrewed shipborne aircraft may be the next step. Japan now has two amphibious assault ships modified as STOVL carriers, and uncrewed shipborne aircraft may be the next step.

www.twz.com

The Izumos were never designed as or used as amphibious assault ships. They have a really limited disaster assistance role carrying extra personnel and trucks but they do not have any of the features we would associate with an assault ship (landing craft, well deck, vehicle cargo holds with ramps, etc.)

 

[BlackBat242]

The Izumos were never designed as or used as amphibious assault ships. They have a really limited disaster assistance role carrying extra personnel and trucks but they do not have any of the features we would associate with an assault ship (landing craft, well deck, vehicle cargo holds with ramps, etc.)

They were officially designed as "full-length-deck ASW helo destroyers"* - the same as the preceding Hyūga class, but considerably larger (27,000 tons full load vs 20,000 tons full load).


* Nudge, nudge, wink, wink say-no-more!

 

[TomS]

They were officially designed as full-length-deck ASW helo destroyers.

Exactly. I was tweaking TWZ, who seem to have assumed that they were amphibs before becoming baby carriers.

 

[adipraj]

can anyone confirm if the F-35 requires an activation code from the US to start up everyday? Also is Israel excepting from this since their the only country to operate their own F35 variant?

 

[GTX]

Israeli F-35s are A models.

 

[NMaude]

Israeli F-35s are A models.

Specifically the F-35I.

 

[GTX]

Ok, A models with some slightly different EW and weapons. Basic jet is the same though. Don’t fall into the oft repeated myth that Israel has some sort of wonder weapons.

 

[Titus]

Wonder weapons have always been a myth. They have never won a war for Nazi Germany, the USSR, the Russian Republic, The US, Iran or Isreal. Isreal, like the US maintains the ability to employ its uniformed personnel and their weapons to the peak of operational capabilities. Few other countries manage this for various reasons and even the US and Isreal win battles while losing the occasional war. Peace and a successful foreign policy are the only wonder weapons.

 

[snne]

Peace and a successful foreign policy are the only wonder weapons.

More exactly, knowing your limits.

 

[BlackBat242]

can anyone confirm if the F-35 requires an activation code from the US to start up everyday? Also is Israel excepting from this since their the only country to operate their own F35 variant?

Does your brain require a start code?

Neither do F-35s in other nations' forces.

 

[NMaude]

Defense Updates has put out a video about the F-35Bs in service in the Japanese navy:

For the first time, a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B stealth fighter has operated aboard Japan's largest active warship, the Izumo-class "multifunctional destroyer" Kaga.

A Marine Corps F-35B flown by a test pilot from Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Two Three (VX-23) landed aboard Kaga on October 20, off the southern coast of California. The vessel currently has an integrated test team as part of the developmental testing process to certify it for F-35B operations.

According to the U.S. Department of Defense, “Data that testers gather during these sea trials will be analyzed and eventually inform decisions to enhance the capabilities of the [Japan] Maritime Self-Defense Force as well as contribute to improved interoperability between Japan and the U.S.”

Tokyo took the decision to modify its two Izumo class vessels for STOVL operations back in 2018 and enhancements have been made to the bow, deck and other areas.

In this video, Defense Updates analyzes why F-35B operations from Japan’s Izumo-class is bad news for China ?

#defenseupdates #f35b #japanvschina

Chapters:
00:11 INTRODUCTION
02:15 IZUMO-CLASS CARRIERS
03:57 F35B WITH IZUMO CLASS
06:29 ANALYSIS