22DH expels a captain of 248 meters and a width of 39 meters, which is almost 50% larger than the "Sunward" class helicopter carrier. Its displacement of 24,000 tons actually exceeds that of the Italian Navy13,850 tons of garibaldi, the Spanish17,000 tons of Prince asturias and the Royal Navy's 210,000 tons of invincible aircraft carrier. The "defense expert" network questioned that such a design undoubtedly belongs to the aircraft carrier and "has nothing to do with the' destroyer'." It is worth noting that the 22DDH ship will install all melee systems on the side, which will not affect the flight deck, and is more like a modern aircraft carrier.

It is reported that the Japanese Defense Ministry decided to buy about 40 F-35B fighter jets from the United States as the backbone of its future air power. If the F-35B is on board, the 22DDH will be transformed from a helicopter carrier to a truly modern aircraft carrier, and its air and sea control capability will be greatly enhanced.

Liu Jiangping, a naval expert from China, said that the fact that Japan developed an aircraft carrier can no longer be concealed by the word game of "destroyer", which deserves the vigilance of neighboring countries. If the Sunward-class ship, which mainly carries out anti-submarine warfare, can only be regarded as a quasi-aircraft carrier, then the F-35B fighter will greatly enhance the air and sea control capability of 22DDH, while the Osprey rotorcraft will enable the ship to have fast amphibious attack capability, and the combination of anti-submarine, air and sea control and amphibious attack capability will fully meet the development trend of modern light aircraft carriers.