More to solidify the practice of
a joint EU military? Brexit follies aside, Spain, France and Italy may be reluctant to fund this considering they already have fleet carriers not to mention multiple LPDs/LHDs such as the
Mistral,
Juan Carlos and
San Marco classes that are pretty much helo-carriers.
UK Defence Journal
A proposal for a future French carrier.
Quote:
Germany proposes European aircraft carrier
By
George Allison
March 11, 2019
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has endorsed the idea of a joint European aircraft carrier.
The idea was suggested by her party’s leader, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer.
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, the politician that succeeded Merkel last year as leader of the governing Christian Democratic Union in Germany, made the proposal in a weekend response to the French President’s proposals for European reform.
Germany and France are already working together on a future European combat aircraft.
“The next step could be to start on the symbolic project of building a common European aircraft carrier” to underline what the EU calls its global security role.
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