Juan Carlos I is a multi-purpose aircraft carrier-landing helicopter dock in the Spanish Navy. Similar in role to many aircraft carriers, the amphibious landing ship has a ski jump for STOVL operation
Juan Carlos I in February 2023
The bow of Juan Carlos I, showing the ship's ski-jump ramp. Málaga, July 2013
Harrier II and helicopters on board
TCG Anadolu of the Turkish Navy at the Golden Horn in Istanbul. Baykar MIUS Kızılelma is a jet-engined UCAV designed to operate on TCG Anadolu. Its maiden flight took place on 14 December 2022. TCG Anadolu was commissioned on 10 April 2023.
A landing helicopter dock is a multipurpose amphibious assault ship that is capable of operating both as a helicopter carrier and as a dock landing ship. LHD vessels are built with a full-length fligh
French ship Dixmude (L9015) in Jounieh bay, Lebanon 2012.
HMAS Canberra, a Canberra-class landing helicopter dock from the Royal Australian Navy.
USS Essex performing a stern gate mating with a landing craft.