Edit: Perhaps this post is unnecessary/could be deleted? (Since ACuriousPLAFan has already posted it elsewhere)
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An F-35B Lightning II aircraft, flown by a test pilot from Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Two Three (VX-23), approaches Japan’s Izumo-class multi-functional destroyer JS Kaga (DDH-184) prior to landing on the ship for the first time Oct. 20, 2024, off the southern coast of California. The short takeoff and vertical landing variant of the 5th generation aircraft and an integrated test team are aboard the ship to conduct developmental test to certify modifications to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s largest vessel. Data that testers gather during these sea trials will be analyzed and eventually inform decisions to enhance the capabilities of the Maritime Self-Defense Force as well as contribute to improved interoperability between Japan and the U.S. Japan is an F-35 Joint Program Office foreign military sales customer planning to buy 42 F-35Bs. (Photos by US Navy Commander Darin Russell)
A fire broke out on the MSC-686 Ukushima minesweeper of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force in the waters off Fukuoka Province in Japan. There were reports of casualties among the ship's crew.
Japan seems to have fielded a Mobile-Laser. it seems for anti-drone purpose. The system is all in one with Cooling, laser, crew cabin and power plant in single vehicle.
The laser is a solid state type. Early warning however is in a separate small radar,
Apparently it is only 10KW, which is on the low side for a vehicle of this size. They have to ramp it up at some point.