The Maritime Self-Defense Force is upgrading its Izumo and Kaga destroyers into de facto aircraft carriers, equipping them to operate the F-35B stealth fighter, which features short takeoff and vertical landing capabilities.
Performance tests conducted in October and November last year, with cooperation from the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, confirmed that the upgraded Kaga can accommodate the F-35B without issue.
* insert “Corporate needs you to tell them the difference between USS Arleigh Burke and JS Kaga Meme” here *
The WW2 jokes about Japan having an aircraft carrier Kaga (again) write themselves, though.
In World War 2, the British had the Hawker Tornado, succeeded by the Hawker Typhoon, succeeded by the Hawker Tempest, partially succeeded by the Hawker Sea Fury, in that order.
They then were involved with multinational European multirole fighters, which I am very sure that they had a hand in naming.
Panavia Tornado…co-built with the Germans.
Eurofighter Typhoon, its successor. Also co-built with the Germans.
BAE Tempest, its successor.
I am pretty confident that I know what the name of the UK’s next multirole fighter will be, even if it will be decades down the line from now.
Militaries like their traditions.