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Japan deploys JS Izumo ship to Indo-Pacific

Japan plans to deploy the JS Izumo helicopter-carrying destroyer for the 2022 Indo-Pacific mission from June 13 to October 28, and is expected to arrive in Vietnam.

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Helicopter destroyer JS Izumo

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According to the framework of the mission Indian Ocean – Pacific Ocean 2022, the JS Izumo will be escorted by two destroyers JS Takanami and JS Kirisame as well as an unnamed submarine.

The Japanese fleet is expected to visit 12 countries and territories, including the US, Australia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea and Pacific Islandsby page Defense News on 3.6.

The Japanese Ministry of Defense is also planning to deploy a number of aircraft of the Maritime Self-Defense Force, including the Kawasaki P-1 patrol aircraft, a military training aircraft, and a patrol aircraft. electronic media UP-3D and ShinMaywa US-2 seaplane.

The fleet’s upcoming mission will see Japanese forces participate in a variety of naval exercises, including Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 to be held off Hawaii later this month, and Kakadu exercises in Australia in September.

Other exercises include exercise Pacific Vanguard 22 with the US, Korea and Australia, and a joint exercise with the Indian navy.

Initially, the JS Izumo was just a helicopter carrier, but Japan later improved this ship and the Kaga of the same type to be able to carry more fighters. F-35B.

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Sikorsky SH-60 helicopters on board

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The first phase of the transition is complete. In October 2021, the ship performed a take-off and landing test with a squadron of F-35Bs of the US Marines stationed in Japan. JS Izumo officially became the first Japanese warship to operate fixed-wing aircraft since 1945.

In the next phase, the JS Izumo had the forward part of the flight deck repaired, changed from a trapezoid to a rectangular shape, and changed the inside of the ship to accommodate the F-35B.

Currently, Japan is America’s largest foreign customer for the F-35. Tokyo plans to buy a total of 147 F-35 fighters, including 42 F-35Bs.

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