You'll Never Guess Who's Building an Aircraft Carrier Now (Seriously... Try)

Motley Fool ^ | May 31, 2015 | Rich Smith

[QT3.14]

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.

[al baby]

And it will be at least a decade to. Get those savages able to even get close to the way our men work Carrie air operations

[dp0622]

i don’t know why they are still in nato. with ergoden in charge, they are not an ally

[BwanaNdege]

My guess is a bunch of Turkey’s....

Ottoman types.

[KarlInOhio]

It's Turkey.

I hate when the excerpt cuts off the punchline.

[ETL]

"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."
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From the Sino-Russian Joint Statement of April 23, 1997:
"The two sides [China and Russia] shall, in the spirit of partnership, strive to promote the multipolarization of the world and the establishment of a new international order."

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Central_Asia/HI29Ag01.html
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"Joint war games are a logical outcome of the Sino-Russian Friendship and Cooperation Treaty signed in 2001, and reflect the shared worldview and growing economic ties between the two Eastern Hemisphere giants."

http://www.heritage.org/research/commentary/2005/09/war-games-russia-china-grow-alliance

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,170287,00.html

[null and void]

Afghanistan?

[ClearCase_guy]

The world is arming up. It's almost like there's some sort of perceived power vacuum and everyone is trying to either fill in the gap or take advantage of the gap.

Odd, isn't it?

[Leaning Right]

It's Turkey.

Turkey? Heck, I'm wrong again. I guessed Brian Williams.

[Mike Darancette]

High altitude loitering drones will render aircraft carriers useless.

[wastoute]

The generals always figure out how to win the last war...

[PAR35]

I guessed Bolivia or Switzerland. At least Turkey has water to defend.

[MinorityRepublican]

The world is arming up. It's almost like there's some sort of perceived power vacuum and everyone is trying to either fill in the gap or take advantage of the gap.

The U.S. isn't doing squat.

[ansel12]

It's Turkey.
I hate when the excerpt cuts off the punchline.

Me too, thanks.

[SamAdams76]

Building a carrier is one thing. Staffing and maintaining a carrier group for effective combat operations is quite another.

Only the U.S. and Great Britain have the decades of naval experience necessary to carry out the latter.

Not that we should be complacent but wanted to point that out.

[VanDeKoik]

I was kinda hoping it was Andorra.

[JRandomFreeper]

Nope. I don't read click-bait.

/johnny

[batterycommander]

I guess a carrier deck will be ideal for all the muzzies on board to roll out their little prayer rugs to kneel down on when they face Mecca. That’s one pic I’d like to see.

[GeronL]

Thailand has a tiny carrier that they cannot afford to sail except for the King on vacation...

[ThomasThomas]

Thailand!

Somebody had to say it!