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[[File:ACS Kurst.jpg|thumb|Arcerion Confederate Kurst, sailing in the Songun Sea, 2018. ]] | [[File:ACS Kurst.jpg|thumb|Arcerion Confederate Kurst, sailing in the Songun Sea, 2018. ]] | ||
==== Aircraft Carrier ==== | ==== Aircraft Carrier ==== | ||
The RANS only has one remaining aircraft carrier, the ACS ''Kurst.'' With an original unit cost of £1.319b [[Economy of Arcerion|Arcer Pounds]], and it displaces 9,900 long tons before combat loading. It was laid down in 1984, and launched in 1987, commencing and completing flight trials the same year, being declared operationally ready for sea trials in 1988. It was commissioned in 1988 in Chester-on-Moore, and has remained as the flagship of the Arcerion Navy since then, when it took over the title from the destroyer ACS ''Windswept''. The ''Kurst'' is the central piece of Arcerion's expeditionary naval force and represents the central component to both the Naval Air Service and Arcerion Carrier Group 1, the nation's only full-time blue water expeditionary strike group along with its escorts and support ships. | The RANS only has one remaining aircraft carrier, the ACS ''Kurst.'' With an original unit cost of £1.319b [[Economy of Arcerion|Arcer Pounds]], and it displaces 9,900 long tons before combat loading. It was laid down in 1984, and launched in 1987, commencing and completing flight trials the same year, being declared operationally ready for sea trials in 1988. It was commissioned in 1988 in Chester-on-Moore, and has remained as the flagship of the Arcerion Navy since then, when it took over the title from the destroyer ACS ''Windswept''. The ''Kurst'' is the central piece of Arcerion's expeditionary naval force and represents the central component to both the Naval Air Service and Arcerion Carrier Group 1, the nation's only full-time blue water expeditionary strike group along with its escorts and support ships. | ||
==== Amphibious Warfare ==== | ==== Amphibious Warfare and Anti-submarine Warfare ==== | ||
Arcerion maintains a larger component of 'flat-top' ships for conducting expeditionary operations supported by helicopters, which became a central part of Arco Naval doctrine after liaisons attached to the Army during the Fourth Bush War identified their use for troop deployment using vertical envelopment. This coincided with an increased emphasis on the Navy during the [[2022 Confederate Memo on Defence]], which outlined the need for two additional helicopter carriers to join the fleet to support international operations. The main capability for this is a trio of ships, the ''Nathaniel''-class Landing Platform Docks, and the Future Helicopter Expeditionary Support Ship Program (FHESSP) which is undergoing evaluation for a contract awarding and ship construction to begin no later than 2027. While the primary role of the ''Nathaniel''-class is to conduct expeditionary operations, they are primarily meant for supporting expeditionary and humanitarian missions. | |||
The Navy also maintains the most robust anti-submarine warfare capability in the Malentine and Songun Seas. The majority of this is provided by the three ''Nathaniel''-class LPDs and their on-board maritime helicopters, but there is dedicated surface vessels that also complement the task. This is accomplished by the older ''Gibson''-class Frigates, of which six are still in service. | |||
==== Clearance Diving and Mine Warfare ==== | ==== Clearance Diving and Mine Warfare ==== | ||
==== Escort Fleet ==== | ==== Escort Fleet ==== | ||
==== Patrol Fleet ==== | ==== Patrol Fleet ==== | ||