The allied carrier network

British, French, and American deployments can be understood as a shared carrier network. Maintaining a carrier continuously in the North Atlantic, Mediterranean, Indian Ocean, and Pacific would require sixteen hulls under the four-for-one availability assumption. The notional total combines eleven American nuclear carriers, two America-class amphibious ships in strike configuration, Charles de Gaulle, and Britain's two carriers. Contributions of ships and escorts allow allies to cover one another's gaps, although the preference is to retain independent capability that each navy can contribute to the pool. British anti-submarine frigates supporting American task groups provide a practical example. Global deployments also support AUKUS and closer relations with Japan, where interest in F-35Bs and Crowsnest offers further opportunities for cooperation.