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AIRCRAFT CARRIERS

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 4, 2021
Japan praises British carrier dispatch and vows more security cooperation
The two ministers shared 'grave concerns' about China's unilateral attempts to change the status quo in regional waters.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 3, 2021
China says its newest carrier group conducts exercise in South China Sea
China's Shandong aircraft carrier task group recently conducted an exercise in the South China Sea, the country's People's Liberation Army (PLA) said Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 27, 2021
Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier to visit Japan on maiden deployment
The high-profile visits, aimed at bolstering security ties in East Asia, come amid tensions in the region as concern grows in Japan over any threat posed to neighboring Taiwan by China.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 6, 2021
China says carrier group exercising near Taiwan and drills will become regular
'Similar exercises will be conducted on a regular basis in the future,' the Chinese navy said without elaborating.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Apr 5, 2021
China sends aircraft carrier strike group near Okinawa in message to U.S. and Japan
The carrier and five other ships' sailing over the weekend was a signal of China's growing ability to counter U.S. and Japanese military power further from its shores, experts say.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 9, 2021
U.S. sends two carriers to disputed South China Sea
The dual carrier operations in the flash point waterway were the first there since last July and come just under three weeks since Biden was sworn into office.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 30, 2021
U.S. slams Chinese warplanes' flights, but says carrier wasn't at risk
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command silent on reported simulated attack but lambastes Chinese military moves as the latest 'aggressive and destabilizing actions” designed 'to intimidate or coerce.'
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 15, 2021
Japan hails U.K. plan to send aircraft carrier group to Asia
A British strike group, centered on the aircraft carrier Queen Elizabeth, is expected to carry out joint exercises with the Self-Defense Forces and the U.S. military.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Jan 11, 2021
U.S. Navy’s priciest carrier ever struggles to get jets on and off deck
The USS Gerald R. Ford's new systems are crucial to justifying the expense of what's now a four-vessel program intended to replace the current Nimitz class of aircraft carriers.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 20, 2020
Taiwan sends ships and aircraft as Chinese carrier passes island
On Saturday, a U.S. warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait, the 12th such mission by the U.S. Navy this year.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 20, 2020
Coronavirus-hit U.S. aircraft carrier debated isolating crew in Japan
The USS Theodore Roosevelt eventually opted to take its crew to facilities in Guam after onboard cases of COVID-19 surged.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 27, 2020
Iran moves U.S. aircraft carrier mock-up to mouth of Gulf
Iran has moved a mock-up U.S. aircraft carrier to the strategic Strait of Hormuz, satellite images show, suggesting it will use the look-alike vessel for target practice in war games in a Gulf shipping channel vital to world oil exports.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 4, 2020
Two U.S. aircraft carriers enter South China Sea as China conducts its own military exercises
Drills by carriers seen as part of a concerted effort by Washington to reassure partners in the region and counter Beijing's moves in the disputed waterway.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 29, 2020
U.S. aircraft carriers hold joint drills after ASEAN lambastes Beijing over South China Sea
The second dual carrier exercise in a week comes amid a flurry of U.S. and Chinese military activity in Western Pacific.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 25, 2020
U.S. Navy wants to reinstate fired captain of coronavirus-hit aircraft carrier
In an extraordinary reversal, the U.S. Navy has recommended reinstating the fired captain of the coronavirus-hit aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt, whose crew hailed him as their hero for risking his job to safeguard their lives, officials said on Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Jan 20, 2020
U.S. Navy aircraft carrier to be named for black Pearl Harbor hero
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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Dec 18, 2019
The Shandong, China's first homegrown aircraft carrier: More than just a symbol of prestige
The commissioning puts China in a small group of nations with multiple aircraft carriers as it reportedly continues to work on building a third.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 28, 2019
In symbolic first, Abe and Trump jointly address military personnel aboard Japan's Kaga carrier
Peppered with pomp and decorum, Trump's four-day visit to Japan ended with a gesture highlighting the long-standing military ties between the two countries.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 8, 2019
Work on China's third — and largest — carrier underway, images show
Construction of China's first full-size aircraft carrier is well underway, according to satellite images obtained and analyzed by a U.S. think tank.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 13, 2019
Journalists get tour of Japan's Izumo amid debate over equipping ship with aircraft carrier capabilities
Journalists on Wednesday were given a guided tour of the Izumo — Japan's largest flat-topped helicopter carrier — for the first time since the Defense Ministry revealed a controversial plan late last year to convert it so that it could handle fixed-wing aircraft — which critics and some opposition...

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