Editing Aircraft carrier (section)

===South Korea===
[[File:Model of HHI proposal for CVX project.jpg|thumb|Conceptual model of [[CVX-class aircraft carrier]]]]
;Current
Two {{sclass|Dokdo|amphibious assault ship|0}} 18,860-tonne full deck amphibious assault ships with hospital and well deck and facilities to serve as fleet flagships.

;Future
South Korea has set tentative plans for procuring two light aircraft carriers by 2033, which would help make the ROKN a blue water navy.<ref name="yna1">{{cite web|url=https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20211202169100001?section=politics/all&site=major_news01_related|title=국방 분야 핵심공약 좌초 우려에 정무라인 물밑작업 끝 원안 통과문대통령, 경항모 중요성 거듭 강조…예산부활 보고받고는 '반색|work=Yonhap News Agency|date=3 December 2021|access-date=3 December 2021|archive-date=3 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203021009/https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20211202169100001?section=politics%2Fall&site=major_news01_related|url-status=live |author1=박경준 }}</ref><ref name="defensenews.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.defensenews.com/article/20131026/DEFREG03/310260005/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131124144705/http://www.defensenews.com/article/20131026/DEFREG03/310260005/|archive-date=24 November 2013|title=S. Korea Envisions Light Aircraft Carrier|work=Defense News|date=15 January 2014|access-date=19 January 2014}}</ref> In December 2020, details of South Korea's planned carrier program ([[CVX-class aircraft carrier|CVX]]) were finalized. A vessel of about 40,000 tons is envisaged carrying about 20 F-35B fighters as well as future maritime attack helicopters. Service entry had been anticipated in the early 2030s.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2021/01/south-korea-officially-starts-lpx-ii-aircraft-carrier-program/|title=South Korea Officially Starts LPX-II Aircraft Carrier Program|date=4 January 2021|access-date=4 January 2021|archive-date=4 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104084439/https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2021/01/south-korea-officially-starts-lpx-ii-aircraft-carrier-program/|url-status=live}}</ref> The program has encountered opposition in the National Assembly. In November 2021, the National Defense Committee of the National Assembly reduced the program's requested budget of 7.2&nbsp;billion KRW and to just 500 million KRW (about $400K USD), effectively putting the project on hold, at least temporarily.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2021/11/south-koreas-cvx-aircraft-carrier-project-faces-new-budget-cuts/|title=South Korea's CVX Aircraft Carrier Project Faces New Budget Cuts|work=Naval News |last=Lee |first=Daehan |date=16 November 2021|access-date=28 November 2021|url-status=live|archive-date=16 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211116220138/https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2021/11/south-koreas-cvx-aircraft-carrier-project-faces-new-budget-cuts/}}</ref> However, on 3 December 2021 the full budget of 7.2 billion won was passed by the National Assembly.<ref name="yna1" /> Basic design work is to begin in earnest starting 2022.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hankyung.com/politics/article/202112033171i |title=결국 되살아난 '경항모 예산' 72억…해군, 내년 기본설계 추진 |publisher=hankyung.com|date=3 December 2021|access-date=3 December 2021|archive-date=3 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203021008/https://www.hankyung.com/politics/article/202112033171i|url-status=live}}</ref>