U.K. Carrier Strike Group, Japan to Test F-35B Fighter Capabilities

U.K. Carrier Strike Group, Japan to Test F-35B Fighter Capabilities

Royal Navy and JMSDF to Cooperate on F-35B Lightning II Operations

The HMS Prince of Wales Carrier Strike Group will link up with the Japanese task group of the JS Kaga to practice combined F-35B operations. The UK’s Royal Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) will again cooperate to help prepare the latter for the introduction of the F-35B Lightning II STOVL (Short Take-Off […] The post Royal Navy and JMSDF to Cooperate on F-35B Lightning II Operations appeared first on The Aviationist.

Japan and UK Strengthen Military Alliance with Joint F-35B Fighter Operations to Counter China’s Rise in Indo-Pacific

Japan has officially begun deploying its F-35B Lightning II stealth fighters as part of a high-profile exercise in the Philippine Sea. This deployment, the first operational use of Japan’s short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) variant of the fifth-generation jet,… The post Japan and UK Strengthen Military Alliance with Joint F-35B Fighter Operations to Counter China’s Rise in Indo-Pacific appeared first on The Asia Live.

British and Japanese carrier jets to operate together

The next phase of the Royal Navy’s Carrier Strike Group 25 deployment, Operation Highmast, will focus on integrated air operations in the Indo-Pacific, with British and Japanese forces preparing for combined F-35B activities at sea, according to a Ministry of Defence update. Both nations operate the short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) variant of the fifth-generation stealth fighter, the F-35B. While the UK has deployed the aircraft opera…

UK Carrier Strike Group to conduct joint F-35B fighter jet operations with Japanese forces

“The next stage of the Carrier Strike Group deployment – codename Operation Highmast – focuses on air operations with the U.K. force due to link up with a Japanese task group, to practice combined F-35 operations,” the Royal Navy confirmed on Tuesday. The exercise will last approximately one week, taking place in the Philippine Sea. Following the joint drills, the UK CSG will divide, with some vessels heading to South Korea and others, including…