...and she is looking good too!
Boy would I love to see six or more F-35Bs on the deck!
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Boy would I love to see six or more F-35Bs on the deck!
I believe that the hanger and storage configuration is very similar to the Juan Carlos for the Spanish. That hanger is right at about 1,000 sq. meters. It's about 150 feet long and about 65 feet wide. But there is also an upper garage for vehicles which is accessible from the hanger that could also be used for hanger space, and it is over twice as big, adding a potential 2,000 sq. meters more if they wanted to use the vessel in an air centric role.
It's been designed that way, so it can easily transition from and LHD role to a light carrier role if necessary.
SouthernSky
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Some more pics:
The French are clearly going to get this vessel ready to deliver if circumstances improve to the point where they are willing to do so.
asif iqbal
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Wow totally LHD frenzy going on and that's just half the story
France building a second Mistral Class and Australia also have a second unit delivered under going fitting out
So two for Russia and two for Australia and Russia could excercise a option to build two more giving them 4 x LHD
In addition Turkey is going to build a variant of Spanish Canberra Class
Japan has one Izumo Class launched and one in build
A fundamental aspect of naval operations a LHD is a very valuable tool and can also limited provide fixed wing support by using the F35B vertical take off aircraft
If RAN fit one out for air centric missions and one for amphibious assault then that's a pretty good expeditionary type force for the marines
France building a second Mistral Class and Australia also have a second unit delivered under going fitting out
So two for Russia and two for Australia and Russia could excercise a option to build two more giving them 4 x LHD
In addition Turkey is going to build a variant of Spanish Canberra Class
Japan has one Izumo Class launched and one in build
A fundamental aspect of naval operations a LHD is a very valuable tool and can also limited provide fixed wing support by using the F35B vertical take off aircraft
If RAN fit one out for air centric missions and one for amphibious assault then that's a pretty good expeditionary type force for the marines
TerraN_EmpirE
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Yes but without any fixed wing assets is it really a carrier?
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