What is an aircraft carrier / amphibian
The largest type of military ship designed and built by Navantia is a key platform to expand armies activities (both land and air as Navy) to international scenarios and very different missions.
Thanks to its troops and equipment great transport capacity and to its versatility to operate with very diverse aerial means and fast landing crafts, the ship can be used for four major missions:
- Amphibious operations: projection of units from the sea
- Aircraft carrier: projection and operation of aerial means
- Strategic projection: transport and logistic support of troops
- Humanitarian action: emergency action in case of natural disaster
Navantia has built ship Juan Carlos I for the Spanish Navy and ships Adelaida and Canberra for the Australian Navy. Currently, a new vessel of this type is under construction for the Turkish Navy at a local shipyard.
Additionally, Navantia designed and built 14 LCM1 landing craft for the Spanish Navy and another 12 for the Australian Navy.