The IJN Akagi was one of Japan's earlier aircraft carriers, but it didn't start out that way. The ship was initially laid down as an Amagi-class battlecruiser, and building teams shifted gears during ...

The Japanese aircraft carrier—in function, if not in name—will soon be ready to carry F-35B Lightning II fighter jets. The ongoing installation of a rectangular bow has changed the appearance of JS ...

A potential gap that China’s carrier strike groups ‘need to address is the limited number of stealth fighters’, former PLA ...

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said "the Islamic Republic of Japan" fired missiles at a U.S. aircraft carrier, ...