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Maybe a helicopter carrier.
Why'd a helicopter carrier have a ski jump?
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Maybe a helicopter carrier.
Why'd a helicopter carrier have a ski jump?
I don't see a Ski jump.
The extended front section logically should be a ski jump, or the shape doesn't serve any purpose in a Heli carrier.
Aren't they supposed to carry F-35 or harrier Jump jets?
They can, but thats not their original purpose.
Speaking of which, the Chinese have two conventional aircraft carriers under construction and an amphibious assault ship under design.PressTV - Iran Navy to build aircraft carriers
Iran's Deputy Navy Commander Captain Mansour Maqsoudlou has announced the country's plan to design and manufacture aircraft carriers.
The initial designs for building the carriers have been approved and the process of research, design and manufacture will start soon, Captain Maqsoudlou told IRNA on Wednesday.
The Iranian commander pointed to the Navy's capacities to accomplish the task despite the time-consuming nature of aircraft carrier building.
The Navy has set an agenda to produce vessels of different classes, some of which are being mass-produced and others being under study, Maqsoodlou pointed out.
He reiterated the Navy's ability to upgrade the equipment and systems in its fleet.
Since the victory of the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran, the country has embarked on a campaign for self-sufficiency in the defense industry and launched numerous military projects.
Last year in February, the Iranian Navy unveiled its first domestically-manufactured destroyer, Jamaran, in the waters of the Persian Gulf.
The 1,420-ton destroyer, equipped with modern radars and other electronic warfare capabilities, patrols the southern waters of the Persian Gulf.
In January, Iran successfully test-fired the mid-range, surface-to-air Hawk missile, and the Iranian Defense Ministry delivered new cruise missile systems to the Navy.
The systems, designed and manufactured by Iranian experts, are capable of spotting and destroying different targets at sea.
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Iran has done something even China could not do. Build an aircraft carrier! Iran has become a superpower!
Why compare with China as if that country is a bench mark ???
Well they have been sitting on a fleet of aircraft carrier capable/ready planes for over 35 years (they were sold 65+ F4 Phantoms and 75+ F14 Tomcats).
They are a bit late on thinking of building one.
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