For the first time since 1945, Japan has a real aircraft carrier
Three days ago, an event that can be defined historic happened: an F35B, a modern fighter-bomber of American design, but soon of Japanese construction, with vertical take-off, landed on the Japanese ship Izumo, now classified as an aircraft carrier destroyer, and which in fact became the first Japanese aircraft carrier since 1945.
These are the first test landings that are made by the American planes of the Marine Corps, but soon the 42 F 35 bis of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces will land and take off. Japan will build a total of 147 between F 35 A and F 35 B, part of the extensive upgrade program of the armed forces mainly in function of the containment of China. The Japanese marine area of interest is huge and difficult to control without the use of an air and naval force. Just yesterday Biden pledged to defend the southern Japanese islands of Senkaku in the event of an attack by China. at the same time Japan has entered into its cooperation with Taiwan.
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