The Ise-class carriers (Ise-gata-kubo) are a class of aircraft carriers built for Japan by Enoshima Heavy Idustries longside Kure Naval Arsenal. Designed for an extremely long range and endurance as well as conducting flight operations in extrely harsh and hostile enviroments, they are extremely versatile combatants in a fleet, capable of projecting significant airpower as well as deploying with minimal escort or even outright alone, being armed with sufficient weaponry to not only defend against hostile air and surface attack but also being capable of BMD operations as well as anti-submarine warfare.

Class overview
Manufacturer: Enoshima Fleet Yards, Kure Naval Arsenal
Operators: Japanese Imperial Maritime Self-Defense Forces
Preceded by: none
Succeeded by: none
Built: 1966-1970
In commision: 1970-present
Ordered: 8
Completed: 8
Commissioned: 8
Active: 8

General characteristics
Type: Aircraft cruiser/aircraft carrier
Displacement: 37,000 tons standard load
Installed power: 8 Kampon turbo-pressurized boilers, 4 steam turbines (200,000 shp (150,000 kW))
Top speed: 37 knots (69 km/h; 43 mph)
Range: 16,000 nmi (30,000 km; 18,400 mi) at 21 knots
Armor: 37mm waterline and deck, 25mm superstructure, Kevlar anti-splinter plating
Aviation facilities: Abbreviated angled aft flight deck, under-deck hangar
Aircraft carried: 48 helicopters and/or short-take-off vertical-landing fighters standard capacity
- total capacity for 50 aircraft

Sensors, processing systems, and electronic equipment
Type 70 air/surface search radar (3 arrays)
Type 57 sonar array (4 emitters, 4 recievers)
Type 57 towed sonar emitters (4 emitters)
Type 64 fire-control radar (2 mounts fore and aft, retracting)
Type 64 Eihei intergrated combat system (lit. Sentry)

Electronic warfare & decoys
Type 57 flare launchers (2 launchers)
Type 58 sonar interference emitters (4 emitters)
Type 57 electronic warfare system (4 emitters)
Type 62 towed torpedo countermeasures (4 modules)
Enoshima Type 70 air/surface-search radar
Enoshima Type 70 Doppler-effect RDF
Enoshima Type 70 sonar detection systems
Enoshima Type 70 directional radar jammers

Armament
1x Type 53 130mm/70 naval gun (single mount)
2x Type 70 close-in weapon systems
10x Type 70 anti-ship missiles (5 twin-silo launchers)
Enoshima Type 54 twin-arm missile launcher (2 launchers):
- Type 54 anti-ship-anti-air missile
- Type 48 land-attack cruise missile
- Type 57 anti-ship missile
- Type 53 anti-submarine missile

Ships of the line
JS Ise (CVG-181)
JS Hyuga (CVG-182)
JS Izumo (CVG- 183)
JS Fuso (CVG-184)
JS Yamashiro (CVG-185)
JS Hyakyua (CVG-186)
JS Fujimiya (CVG-187)
JS Tsushima (CVG-188)