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Turkey wants to make its first aircraft carrier longer, even after beating the UK and France at ship length

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Saturday that his country's new aircraft carrier would be even longer than previously designed.TUR Presidency /Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Anadolu via Getty ImagesTurkey is extending the length of its aircraft carrier to 984 feet, its president said on Saturday.It would be one of NATO's longest ships, outclassing vessels such as France's aircraft carrier.While ship length doesn't translate into raw siz…

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Turkey has begun construction on a 300-meter aircraft carrier, one of the largest in the world, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced, adding that Turkish shipyards are currently building 39 warships simultaneously. Turkey has increased the planned length of its new aircraft carrier from 285 to 300 meters. The change was announced during a weekend ceremony at the Turkish Naval Forces Headquarters in Istanbul, signaling Ankara's ambition to jo…

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Business Insider broke the news in United States on Monday, December 22, 2025.
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