Credit: Japanese Ministry of Defense
With an eye to defending its airspace from attacks, Japan plans to modify two of its helicopter carriers to carry Lockheed Martin F-35B fighters. The ships—Izumo and Kaga—should be operated as soon as possible, the defense ministry says, given the nation’s inadequate fighter coverage over the...
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