What might happen to Malta-class carriers after forty years

Would Malta-class carriers serving into the 1990s be scrapped or sold abroad?

Either was possible; remaining hull life could justify an Indian purchase, while exhausted ships would be scrapped.

After roughly forty years of operation, the Malta class would face a disposal decision. The outcome depends on remaining hull life and what another navy could still obtain from the ships. Scrapping is plausible, but sale to India is also possible if useful service remains. Their replacement would be equally revealing because a carrier force with that history could produce a different Queen Elizabeth-class successor.