Current Light Carrier Use
Currently 7 light aircraft carriers are in service. The newest light carriers are the Italian Cavour and the Spanish Juan Carlos I, which were commissioned in 2009 and 2010 respectively.
- Italy
- Giuseppe Garibaldi
- Cavour
- Spain
- PrÃncipe de Asturias
- Juan Carlos I
- India
- INS Viraat
- Thailand
- HTMS Chakri Naruebet
- United Kingdom
- HMS Illustrious
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