Hypothetical conventional CATOBAR carriers for export.

Salvationist

Salvationist

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Not an expert, but there is not a lot of customer countries that are advanced enough to buy a whole aircraft carrier, let alone maintain it and use it competently. Too much input for too little return.

I could see it benefitting countries like Pakistan or maybe Iran in some capacity
 
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proelite

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H2O said:
Maybe with the exception of the UAE, the rest on that list simply don't have the budget for carriers. Remember, there is a lot more to it than just acquiring a carrier with fighters (i.e. infrastructure, supporting equipment, economy, etc...). Look at what China have done in building up their carrier fleets to give you an idea on how complicated and expensive it is; and they're not done yet.
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Extra relevant now that Indonesia potentially is buying several dozen J10C.

In 15-20 years, the Catobar I proposed would be an attractive replace for the Garibali.
 
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