The annual World Naval Review includes an illustration of a proposed South Korean aircraft carrier. Its appearance resembles the Queen Elizabeth class while retaining a distinct Korean treatment. The image leads into a broader correction to claims of carrier decline. Britain still operates carriers, China has joined the field, Japan has acknowledged carrier capabilities, South Korea is considering them and India is rebuilding its carrier force.
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World Naval Review 2022 and the spread of carrier navies
A South Korean carrier proposal opens a wider survey of how the number of carrier-operating navies is growing rather than disappearing.