List of aircraft carriers by configuration

The list of aircraft carriers by configuration contains active aircraft carriers organized by the specific configuration of aircraft carrier designs. This list excludes seaplane carriers or helicopter carriers.

Carrier configurations

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There are three main configurations of aircraft carrier in service in the worlds navies:

  • Catapult Assisted Take-Off Barrier Arrested Recovery (CATOBAR)
  • Short Take-Off Barrier Arrested Recovery (STOBAR)
  • Short Take-Off Vertical Landing (STOVL)
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "India's first indigenous aircraft carrier INS VIKRANT(IAC1) Commissioned on 2nd September 2022". Defence News India. 2020-10-17. Archived from the original on 2020-10-18. Retrieved 2020-10-18.