To: sukhoi-30mki
Japan has not V/Stol aircraft and its “helicopter destroyers” lack ski ramps, so the comparison to “harrier carriers” is a bit far fetched.
9 posted on
03/23/2017 7:06:39 PM PDT by
rmlew
("Mosques are our barracks, minarets our bayonets, domes our helmets, the believers our soldiers.")
To: rmlew
It looks very similar in form and function to a US Amphibious Assault Ship...like USS Tarawa...LHA1.
Which carried Harriers and helos.
This ship will be able to launch the naval version of the F-35 and I believe Japan has plans to buy some.
19 posted on
03/23/2017 7:52:18 PM PDT by
Mariner
(War Criminal #18)
To: rmlew
I heard from a Japanese friend that they have been upgrading the decks so they can handle the F35 or, according to him, a Japanese V/Stol aircraft in development just in case the F35 doesn't work out.
I never really checked around to see if any Japanese V/Stol has been tested or even proposed.
34 posted on
03/23/2017 10:36:09 PM PDT by
Rashputin
(Jesus Christ doesn't evacuate His troops, He leads them to victory !!)
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