The US Marines'
helicopter carrier was reportedly near China-controlled Panatag Shoal.
The
helicopter carrier Kaga (DDH-184) with five SH-60K patrol helicopters onboard and her escorts Akizuki-class destroyer Suzutsuki (DD-117) and Murasame-class destroyer Inazuma (DD-105) will drop anchors at the Alava Wharf in Subic at around 8 a.m.
Unnamed sources who had direct knowledge of the plan were cited by Reuters as saying on Wednesday that the Kaga
helicopter carrier would start a two-month tour of the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean in September.
FILE PHOTO: Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's (JMSDF) latest Izumo-class
helicopter carrier DDH-184 Kaga is moored at a naval base in Sasebo, on the southwest island of Kyushu, Japan April 6, 2018.
He also warned that selling the HMS Ocean would weaken the UK Navy because "we lose littoral
helicopter carrier capability and lose one third of our amphibious ships."
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) will be represented by JS Izumo, a
helicopter carrier with SH 60K helicopters and JS Sazanami, a missile destroyer with SH 60K integral helicopter.
But senior defence sources say the Tories have listed HMS Ocean - the Navy's amphibious assault ship and
helicopter carrier - to be withdrawn from service in 2019.
Yokohama: Japan's Maritime Self Defence Force on Wednesday took delivery of the biggest Japanese warship since World War II, the Izumo, a
helicopter carrier as big as the Imperial Navy aircraft carriers that battled the United States in the Pacific.
To earn his place on the parade ground, Michael completed an intensive 30-week training course which saw him spend time at the world renowned college in Devon and assigned to the
helicopter carrier HMS Ocean, operating in UK waters.
WILDLIFE Pigeon aboard A YOUNG pigeon has been rescued after it took refuge in the hangar of a Royal Navy
helicopter carrier.