Turkey Wants To Build An Amphibious Assault Helicopter Carrier

America's mini-aircraft carrier, the USS America (LHA-6). Photo source: U.S. Navy.

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All of a sudden, aircraft carriers are back in fashion.

Over in Russia, they're drawing up plans to build the world's biggest aircraft carrier, a 100,000-ton beast that can carry 100 combat aircraft. China's building one, two, or maybe even four aircraft carriers. And here in the United States, we're busy building our second ­Ford-class supercarrier.

Around the world and across the seas, aircraft carriers are popping up in the unlikeliest of places -- in Korea, in Thailand, in India, Japan, and maybe soon in Singapore, as well. But you'll never guess the latest country to announce plans to acquire one.

Update #1: Turkey Signs $1B Deal for Landing Platform Dock -- Defense News
Update #2: Turkey completing a 26000 ton amphibious assault helicopter carrier in 2021 -- Next Big Future

WNU Editor: Why build a ship that will primarily be used for transporting soldiers and equipment. My guess is that the Turkish government wants something that could be deployed to Cyrus or to the Aegean Sea in the event of a crisis.