Five compatible decks would leave both carrier-strike and amphibious aviation available through maintenance cycles. The force would combine the two Queen Elizabeth-class carriers with three landing helicopter docks fitted with ski jumps. A common short-takeoff aircraft group could move among all five ships instead of being divided between incompatible carrier systems. That scale would keep one strike deck and one amphibious deck reliably available while Britain operates globally.
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A five-flight-deck British carrier and amphibious force
Two Queen Elizabeth-class carriers and three ski-jump LHDs would provide resilient strike and amphibious aviation availability.