"Japan Clears Way for First Aircraft Carriers in 70 Years" Topic
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Tango01 | 30 Nov 2018 9:33 p.m. PST |
"Japan has cleared the way to purchase the vertical-takeoff and -landing version of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter while looking into basing them on so-called helicopter carriers. The result would be Japan's first fixed-wing aircraft carriers since World War II. The report in Nippon News Network says that Japan has finalized plans to purchase 40 F-35B Joint Strike Fighters. Unlike its siblings, the F-35B is capable of taking off and landing vertically by rotating its exhaust nozzle ninety degrees down. This makes it capable of taking off from ships not fitted with aircraft-launching steam or electromagnetic catapults. Japan has already agreed to purchase 42 F-35A fighters, the same version used by the U.S. Air Force, with deliveries ongoing…." Main page link Amicalement Armand |
Lion in the Stars | 01 Dec 2018 4:14 p.m. PST |
Well, that's kinda surprising. Article 9 in the Japanese Constitution is a very big sticking point in internal politics. Those big DDHs are about the size of WW2 carriers, but with F35s they're only looking at ~12 birds per ship. |
Thresher01 | 02 Dec 2018 1:31 p.m. PST |
I'm not surprised at all, given Chinese belligerence in the region, and the fact they have two carriers now, with more building/planned. Given the extremely high costs of carriers and the stealth jets, spreading them out onto multiple platforms makes a lot of sense, especially if/when they need to operate in the high threat environment. Of course, it also means the need for more, trained, carrier deck crew personnel, which is an added cost too. |
Lion in the Stars | 03 Dec 2018 2:48 p.m. PST |
Well, those are helo carriers anyway, so there's already an expectation of significant flight deck crew. Plus, carriers do have one immense advantage in terms of upgrades: it's much cheaper to upgrade the aircraft carried than the ship itself, which is why the US plans on 50-year hull life for it's carriers (but only ~35 years for everything else). |
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