Editing Aircraft carrier (section)

===Japan===
[[File:DDH-183 (cropped).jpg|thumb|Helicopter carrier [[JS Izumo|''Izumo'' (DDH-183)]] at sea]]

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*Two {{sclass|Izumo|multi-purpose destroyer|1}}s – {{convert|820|ft|m|adj=mid|-long|order=flip}}, 19,500-tonne (27,000 tonnes full load) STOVL carrier ''Izumo'' was launched August 2013 and commissioned March 2015. ''Izumo''{{'}}s sister ship, ''Kaga'', was commissioned in 2017.
In December 2018, the Japanese Cabinet gave approval to convert both ''Izumo-class'' destroyers into aircraft carriers for F-35B [[STOVL]] operations.<ref name="CNNDec1818">{{cite news|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2018/12/18/asia/japan-aircraft-carriers-intl/index.html|title=Japan to have first aircraft carriers since World War II|publisher=CNN|date=18 December 2018|access-date=18 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181218145649/https://edition.cnn.com/2018/12/18/asia/japan-aircraft-carriers-intl/index.html|archive-date=18 December 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> The conversion of ''Izumo'' was underway as of mid-2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.defenceconnect.com.au/maritime-antisub/6365-japanese-izumo-carrier-modification-progresses-well|title=Japanese Izumo carrier modification progresses well|date=29 June 2020|access-date=30 June 2020|archive-date=30 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200630131734/https://www.defenceconnect.com.au/maritime-antisub/6365-japanese-izumo-carrier-modification-progresses-well|url-status=live}}</ref> The modification of maritime escort vessels is to "increase operational flexibility" and enhance Pacific air defense,<ref name="navalnews.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2019/08/usmc-to-first-fly-f-35b-from-japans-izumo-class-aircraft-carriers/|title=USMC to Fly First F-35B from Japan's Izumo-class Aircraft Carriers|date=21 August 2019|access-date=12 October 2020|archive-date=7 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007023345/https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2019/08/usmc-to-first-fly-f-35b-from-japans-izumo-class-aircraft-carriers/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/18/asia/japan-aircraft-carriers-intl/index.html|title=Japan to have first aircraft carriers since World War II|author=Brad Lendon and Yoko Wakatsuki|publisher=CNN|date=18 December 2018|access-date=21 July 2021|archive-date=2 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211002040115/https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/18/asia/japan-aircraft-carriers-intl/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> the Japanese defense ministry's position is "We are not creating carrier air wings or carrier air squadrons" similar to the US Navy.{{citation needed|date=October 2020}} The Japanese STOVL F-35s, when delivered, will be operated by the [[Japan Air Self Defense Force]] from land bases; according to the 2020 Japanese Defense Ministry white paper the STOVL model was chosen for the JASDF due the lack of appropriately long runways to support air superiority capability across all of Japanese airspace.<ref name="airforce-technology.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.airforce-technology.com/uncategorised/lack-of-runways-spurred-japans-f-35b-purchase/|title=Lack of runways spurred Japan's F-35B purchase|website=airforce-technology.com|date=21 August 2020|access-date=14 October 2020|archive-date=23 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923064448/https://www.airforce-technology.com/uncategorised/lack-of-runways-spurred-japans-f-35b-purchase/|url-status=live |last1=Lye |first1=Harry }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.usni.org/2019/05/29/japan-maritime-self-defense-force-expanding-as-tokyo-takes-new-approach-to-maritime-security|title=Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Expanding as Tokyo Takes New Approach to Maritime Security|date=29 May 2019|access-date=14 October 2020|archive-date=26 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026195747/https://news.usni.org/2019/05/29/japan-maritime-self-defense-force-expanding-as-tokyo-takes-new-approach-to-maritime-security|url-status=live}}</ref> Japan has requested that the USMC deploy STOVL F-35s and crews aboard the ''Izumo-class'' ships "for cooperation and advice on how to operate the fighter on the deck of the modified ships".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.usni.org/2019/08/23/marines-considering-flying-u-s-f-35bs-off-of-japans-largest-warships|title=Marines Considering Flying U.S. F-35Bs off of Japan's Largest Warships|date=23 August 2019|access-date=12 October 2020|archive-date=1 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101011437/https://news.usni.org/2019/08/23/marines-considering-flying-u-s-f-35bs-off-of-japans-largest-warships|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="navalnews.com"/>
On 3 October 2021, two USMC F-35Bs performed the first vertical landings and horizontal take-offs from JS ''Izumo'', marking 75 years since fixed-wing aircraft operated from a Japanese carrier.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/marine-corps-f35bs-landed-on-japans-converted-aircraft-carrier-izumo-2021-10|title=Japan is converting its 2 biggest warships into aircraft carriers, and US Marines are helping it train to use them|work=Business Insider|last=Brimelow|first=Benjamin|date=8 October 2021|access-date=20 October 2021}}</ref>

*Two {{sclass|Hyūga|helicopter destroyer|1}}s – 19,000-tonne (full load) [[anti-submarine warfare carrier]]s with enhanced command-and-control capabilities allowing them to serve as fleet flagships.