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Hmm, South Korea’s First Aircraft Carrier Looks Awfully Familiar
Is that you, Queen Elizabeth?
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The South Korean Navy has released images of its planned first aircraft carrier.
The carrier will operate the same version of the F-35 used by the U.S. Marine Corps.
The ship bears a strong resemblance to the Royal Navy’s new carriers, but there are important differences.
South Korea’s Navy has shared images of the country’s first aircraft carrier. The unnamed ship, which will carry the vertical takeoff and landing version of the F-35, will take to the seas sometime in the 2030s.
The ship bears a striking resemblance to the Royal Navy’s new carriers, built half a world away, but there are some major distinctions between the two ships.
The Republic of Korea Navy provided the image above, along with an explanation of some of the ship’s details, to the JoongAng Ilbo newspaper. The carrier will be the largest warship ever built by South Korea’s shipyards. The current record holders, the amphibious assault ships Dokdo and Marado, have full-length flight decks, but weren't built with operating fixed wing aircraft like the F-35 in mind.