South Korea Officially Unveils Plan For F-35B Light Carrier
Though still described as an amphibious warship, it will be focused on aviation operations and will lack a well deck.
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South Korea Considers Building Large Aircraft Carriers As Country Prepares To Buy More F-35s
A senior South Korean lawmaker has said the country should reconsider proposals for acquiring either light or medium aircraft carriers with Catapult Assisted Take-Off Barrier Arrested Recovery, or CATOBAR, configurations to respond to growing regional security threats. These were alternatives to South Korea’s reported decision to purchase a number of large amphibious assault ships capable of supporting fixed-wing short takeoff and vertical landing combat jets, such as the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter.
South Korea Kicks Off Development Of A New Amphibious Ship Designed To Carry F-35Bs
South Korea is in the early stages of developing a new, larger amphibious assault ship that could support short-takeoff and vertical-landing combat aircraft and plan to launch the ship toward the latter end of the next decade. For more than a year, the South Koreans have been considering a purchase of up to 20 F-35B Joint Strike Fighters, which would likely form the core of the air wing onboard this future vessel.