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BMT gained prominence in 2003 when the Secretary of State for Defence revealed the crucial design role of BMT Defence Services in the Future Aircraft Carriers programme. [7] The company provided much of the design expertise within the Thales CVF Team, whose design was taken forward into the alliance with BAE Systems to create what is now the ...
BMT Group 18m patrol boat: 6 United Kingdom: 2013–present: Built in Turkey, option for 6 more. [16] Wasp-11: 2 Wasp-20: 2 Wasp-30: 1 VT Group VT-Halmatic 20: 4 Qatar VT Group VT-Halmatic 160: 6 Qatar Fairey Marine Swordsman: 4 United Kingdom Amphibious warfare ship Al Hamra class ADSB Steel Landing Craft: 4 United Arab Emirates: 2009+ 2 42 ...
With the ten-ship Nimitz class complete by 2009, October 2013 saw the launch of Gerald R. Ford, lead ship of the planned ten-ship Gerald R. Ford class. This was followed by the launch of John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) in October 2019, while construction is underway on Enterprise (CVN-80) and Doris Miller (CVN-81) .
Aircraft Carrier (Heavy aircraft-carrying Cruiser) 1995 Cavour-class Italian Navy: 27,190 tons 1 Aircraft Carrier 2008 Chakri Naruebet-class Royal Thai Navy: 11,486 tons 1 Light Aircraft Carrier 1997 Charles de Gaulle-class French Navy: 40,500 tons 1 Aircraft Carrier 2001 Gerald R. Ford-class United States Navy: 100,000 tons 1 (+2) Aircraft Carrier
Catapult aircraft merchantmen, merchant ships which carried cargo and an aircraft catapult (no flight deck). Escort carriers, usually converted merchant ships, see separate List of escort carriers by country. "Landing craft carriers" such as USS LST-906, which were modified amphibious landing ships, because they could not recover their aircraft.
The list of aircraft carriers by configuration contains active aircraft carriers organized by the specific configuration of aircraft carrier designs. This list excludes seaplane carriers or helicopter carriers .
The list of United States naval aircraft contains types currently used by the United States Navy.For a complete list of naval aircraft designated under pre-1962 United States Navy designation systems, see List of United States Navy aircraft designations (pre-1962); for aircraft without formal designations, see List of undesignated military aircraft of the United States.
Many present-day naval vessels, aside from aircraft carriers and full-length deck amphibious assault ships, are capable of carrying aircraft. A majority of United States Navy ships have at least a helipad, capable of landing medium-sized helicopters. Many others have decks and even hangars incorporated into