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by mantas 1644 days ago
How many aircraft careers does EU have? Especially after Brexit...
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Seven: France (4) Italy (2) Spain (1)

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aircraft_carriers_in_s...

they listed helicopter carriers there (e.g. Mistral for France).
That count is a bit deceptive, France has a single aircraft carrier with fixed-wing aircraft, the Charles de Gaulle. The other three are Mistral-class amphibious assault ships with helicopters.
The recent conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh proved that the future is here, and no large asset is safe from drones. Even if carriers could deny airspace to cheap tiny airborne loitering munitions (they can't), they have no hope against the submarine variety.
4, which is more than China has.