The Izumo and the Kaga, Japan’s Helicopter carriers Newsline
RT: Japan commissions new $1bn Izumo-class helicopter carrier amid tensions with China
Japan's new, $1-billion helicopter destroyer ‘Kaga’ has entered service. The 248-meter-long destroyer can reportedly carry up to 28 aircraft, including helicopters involved in searching for Chinese submarines amid the deepening row in the South China Sea.
Maritime Self Defense Force commanders inaugurated the ship at the Japan Marine United shipyard in Yokohama near Tokyo. The ‘Kaga’ is docked there next to its sister ship, the ‘Izumo’.
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- March 24, 2017
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