Everyone wants in the CV/LHD club. Even Algeria has a ship that resembles a carrier...the assault ship
Kalaat Béni Abbès.
The exception to this trend would probably be Thailand, who despite getting the aircraft carrier HTMS
Chakri Naruebet, had their own naval ambitions first curtailed by 1998 financial crisis, not to mention the Redshirt vs Yellowshirt political upheavals over the past decade. If I can recall correctly, they've had to sell off their whole AV8B Harrier fleet air arm. Their carrier is said to be a glorified Royal Yacht that happens to have Seahawks aboard.
UK Defence JournalQuote:
Aircraft carriers, amphibs ‘mark growth of regional navies’ say analysts
By
George Allison -
September 18, 2017
Forecast International say they expect some 80 aircraft carriers and major amphibious warfare ships, valued at $59.37 billion, to be commissioned during the next 10 years.
Of these, eight are aircraft carriers, comprising two each for Britain, China, India and the United States.
These ships represent only about 11 percent of the total for this sector, but have an aggregate value of $32.2 billion, or 54.2 percent of the sector total.
“It is an essential truth that aircraft carriers dominate the seas and make operations by hostile fleets without such ships impossible,” said Forecast International Naval Analyst Stuart Slade. “Aircraft carriers are the key element that turn a local navy into a regional power. That is why we see these ships being adopted by an increasing number of navies.”
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