Izumo Class News Today

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Japanese Navy has begun the conversion of the Izumo-class multipurpose destroyer into an aircraft carrier.

Updated Feb 09, 2021 | 17:24 IST The project has, reportedly, been in the pipeline since the late 2000s and the two ships were to be based on the designs of the South Korean Dokdo Class and French Mistral Class carriers. The Russian Navys Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier.&nbsp | &nbspPhoto Credit:&nbspTwitter Key Highlights The collapse of the Soviet Union saw what was once an unparalleled carrier force and a world leader in vertical takeoff technology on the back of th...