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The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) released new photos of the JS Kaga (DDH 184), which had been undergoing major modifications that will allow the Izumo-class helicopter carrier to operate with the Lockheed Martin F-35B.
Japan hasn't operated actual aircraft carriers since the end of the Second World War. Still, in August 2013, Japanese officials announced that its two helicopter destroyers would be modified for use in national defense – notably to confront China's naval expansion.