China’s Defense Ministry on Tuesday offered the latest hint that its third and largest aircraft carrier could soon enter service, after it undergoes further testing and training in the disputed South China Sea. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/16/asia-pacific/china-fujian-aircraft-carrier-south-china-sea/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #china #aircraftcarriers #pla #southchinasea #taiwan #disputedislands #chinajapanrelations #defense #defenseministry
Japan’s Self-Defense Forces on Thursday spotted for the first time China’s biggest and most advanced aircraft carrier, Fujian, as the vessel sailed in the East China Sea. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/12/japan/china-biggest-carrier-spotted-in-east-china-sea/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #chinajapanrelations #china #fujian #senkakus #aircraftcarriers #sdf
The commander of a British aircraft carrier strike group said in an exclusive interview that the group will have achieved "full operating capability" by the time it returns home, following a landmark visit to Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/02/asia-pacific/uk-aircraft-carrier-commander-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #uk #ukjapanrelations #defense #indopacific #aircraftcarriers #f35 #sdf
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba inspected the Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter carrier Kaga, which is becoming a de facto aircraft carrier, at the MSDF's Yokosuka base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/24/japan/politics/ishiba-msdf-destroyer/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shigeruishiba #msdf #uk #yokosuka #defense #aircraftcarriers
Britain's Prince of Wales aircraft carrier has made its Japan debut in the final leg of a monthslong Indo-Pacific deployment at the helm of a multinational carrier strike group. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/12/japan/uk-prince-of-wales-carrier-japan-debut/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #yokosuka #aircraftcarriers #princeofwales #ukjapanrelations #msdf