South Korea Studies Development Of Light Aircraft Carrier

HMS
The technology behind the British HMS Queen Elizabeth carrier has been offered to South Korea.
Credit: UK Royal Navy
South Korea’s defense ministry is moving ahead with development of a new light aircraft carrier, while foreign companies are offering design expertise for the program. The Aircraft Carrier Alliance—the joint venture between BAE Systems, Babcock and Thales that built the UK’s Queen Elizabeth carrier...
Kim Minseok

Kim Minseok covers South Korean defense. He has worked as a journalist for South Korean military magazines Military Review and Defense Times. Mr Kim is also a research fellow at the Korea Defense and Security Forum, a think tank.

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