JS Kaga
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JS Kaga

Modern carrier · 7 aircraft

JS Kaga (DDH/CVM-184) is an aircraft-carrying multi-role cruiser of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), which was previously classified as a multi-purpose operation destroyer. She is currently undergoing conversion, which is scheduled to be complete around fiscal year 2027. She is the second ship in the Izumo class, the other being JS Izumo.

Her namesake arises from Kaga Province in present-day Ishikawa Prefecture.

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Air wing
  • 7 ASW helicopters and 2 SAR helicopters
  • or 12-14 F-35B
  • 28 aircraft maximum
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