List of aircraft carriers in service
Country In Service Under construction Total
United States 11 2 13
United Kingdom 2 2 4
Italy 2 0 2
India 1 2 3
France 1 1 2
Spain 1 1 2
Brazil 1 0 1
Russia 1 0 1
Thailand 1 0 1
There are three main types of aircraft carrier in service in the worlds navies:
- Catapult Assisted Take-Off But Arrested Recovery (CATOBAR)
- Short Take-Off But Arrested Recovery (STOBAR)
- Short Take-Off Vertical Landing (STOVL)
Out of the nine countries that currently possess aircraft carriers or amphibious assault vessels equipped with flight decks, only four (Brazil, France, Russia and the USA) possess embarked aircraft of conventional type while the other five operate STOL/VTOL aircraft only.