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Which navy without a carrier might benefit most from one?

Canada is the tentative choice for a navy that could gain from carrier aviation because of its geography and the demands of moving forces across its territory.

Question

Which modern navy that is not already acquiring an aircraft carrier would benefit most from one?

Short answer

Probably Canada, because its geography and extensive maritime responsibilities make mobile sea-based aviation unusually useful.

Notes

Many plausible candidates already possess a carrier or an amphibious ship with useful aviation capacity. Turkey's drone-capable LHD, Australia's LHDs, and Brazil's former HMS Ocean reduce the urgency of acquiring another kind of carrier in this comparison. Canada emerges as the tentative choice because of its geography and the difficulty of moving forces to cover extensive territory and borders. This is an assessment of potential operational benefit, with no costed procurement proposal attached.