Two Chinese aircraft carriers conducted about 1,000 takeoffs and landings of fighter jets based on the vessels during recent sailings that saw them punch further into the Pacific Ocean, Japan’s defense chief said Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/20/japan/china-aircraft-carriers-1000-sorties/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #china #chinajapanrelations #sdf #defense #defenseministry #pla #taiwan #indopacific #aircraftcarriers

Japan’s Defense Ministry has made the rare decision to release a map detailing the movements of Chinese aircraft carriers in the Pacific. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/18/japan/chinese-aircraft-carriers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #chinajapanrelations #china #defense #aircraftcarriers #pla #taiwan #sdf #defense #defenseministry

Chinese aircraft carriers recently found operating in the Pacific may have conducted drills for countering U.S. forces in the event of a Taiwan contingency, the Defense Ministry said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/16/japan/japan-view-on-china-flattop-drills/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #chinajapanrelations #defense #defenseministry #taiwan #sdf #aircraftcarriers

A Chinese aircraft carrier group entered Japan's economic waters over the weekend, before exiting to conduct drills involving fighter jets, the Defense Ministry said Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/09/japan/chinese-aircraft-carrier-enters-japan-waters/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #chinajapanrelations #china #defenseministry #aircraftcarriers #pla

France’s first deployment of a carrier strike group to the Indo-Pacific in 60 years has allowed its navy to deepen its understanding of the region and boost interoperability with partner nations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/18/asia-pacific/france-navy-carrier-commander-interview/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #france #indopacific #francejapanrelations #msdf #defense #aircraftcarriers

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

“THE GIANT WARSHIPS SINKING BRITAIN’S BUDGET”

by Richard Norton-Taylor in Declassified UK @Declassified_UK

@UKLabour

“If chancellor Rachel Reeves is serious about public finances, she must stop the Royal Navy’s aircraft carriers causing a black hole in the military budget.”

https://www.declassifieduk.org/the-giant-warships-sinking-britains-budget/

Spurred by fears of a "new Ukraine" in East Asia, European powers are ramping up their presence in the Indo-Pacific. When push comes to shove, though, can they be counted on in a crisis? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/25/asia-pacific/europe-japan-defense-cooperation/ #asiapacific #indopacific #defense #fighterjets #sdf #aircraftcarriers #defenseministry #spain #france #germany #italy #britain #eujapanrelations

A U.S. F-35 stealth fighter jet has successfully landed on Japan’s Kaga helicopter carrier for the first time, as part of moves to turn the Kaga and its sister ship, the Izumo, into full-fledged aircraft carriers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/22/japan/kaga-aircraft-carrier-f35b/ #japan #china #us #usmilitary #sdf #defenseministry #izumo #kaza #aircraftcarriers #usjapanrelations

Taiwan reported a Chinese aircraft carrier group sailing to the island's south on Sunday, as China's military put out a video saying it was "prepared for battle" amid concerns in Taipei about the possibility of a new round of Chinese war games. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/13/asia-pacific/china-aircraft-carrier-taiwan/ #asiapacific #china #taiwan #pla #aircraftcarriers

A Chinese aircraft carrier passed through a narrow waterway between Yonaguni and Iriomote islands in Okinawa Prefecture for the first time on Wednesday, the Defense Ministry in Tokyo said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/18/japan/china-aircraft-carrier-japan-yonaguni/ #japan #pla #china #okinawa #yonaguni #sdf #defense #defenseministry #aircraftcarriers

The Maritime Self-Defense Force said Tuesday it will conduct this autumn aircraft takeoff and landing tests on its helicopter-carrier Kaga in the United States using U.S. fighter jets. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/11/japan/msdf-us-fighter-jets-tests/ #japan #aircraftcarriers #kaga #izumo #msdf #usmilitary

Japan and Italy’s rapidly intensifying military engagement is already paying dividends as the partners boost interoperability and exchange operational information, Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto says. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/26/japan/politics/italy-defense-minister-japan-interview/ #japan #politics #italyjapanrelations #italy #aircraftcarriers #defense #sdf #msdf

NATO is bolstering its presence in the Western Pacific by sending warships to more places, a move that risks stoking tensions with China, which is worried about the alliance’s growing influence in the region. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/17/asia-pacific/nato-navies-indopacific-china/ #asiapacific #europe #nato #asia #aircraftcarriers #italy #china

The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan has departed the U.S. Navy's Yokosuka base in Kanagawa Prefecture after nine years of deployment in Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/16/japan/uss-ronald-reagan-leaves-japan/ #japan #ussronaldreagan #aircraftcarriers #yokosuka #usnavy

The Maritime Self-Defense Force’s Kure District Headquarters in Hiroshima Prefecture is expanding its activities ahead of the 70th anniversary of its founding, on July 1. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/13/japan/politics/japan-msdf-kure-base/ #japan #politics #sdf #msdf #aircraftcarriers #hiroshima #kurenavalbase #kaga #izumo #defense #defenseministry