An LHD may be a better fit than a dedicated fleet carrier for a country with limited personnel and resources. It can bring landing forces, armoured vehicles, helicopters, landing craft, and sometimes fixed-wing aircraft in one deployment. Australia's Canberra class illustrates how such ships can make a smaller navy a valuable alliance partner without recreating a full carrier force. The best carrier-like ship matches national capacity and the contribution allies actually need.
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Use an LHD as a compact alliance contribution
For a smaller power, an LHD can combine troops, vehicles, landing craft, helicopters, and limited fighter aviation in one useful allied package.