Japan's largest 'helicopter carrier' commissioned amid concerns

Japan's largest 'helicopter carrier' commissioned amid concerns

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Photo shows the Hyuga, the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's largest helicopter-carrying destroyer with an eye-catching flight deck at a shipyard in Yokohama on March 18. MSDF commissioned the destroyer the same day, amid concerns about its resemblance to a light aircraft carrier.

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