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6. Spain's Juan Carlos I Aircraft Carrier

Product maker: Navanto Main Users: Naval Forces of Spain $500 million* was spent on the unit or program (FY 2005). The Juan Carlos I is a multirole amphibious assault aircraft-carrier named for King Juan Carlos I of Spain, who ruled from 1975 to 2014. It is equipped with the same weapons as other aircraft carriers, such as an AV-8B Harrier II fighter jet and a STOVL operating ski jump. 2009 saw the launch of Juan Carlos I, which was put into service a year later.

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Spanish aircraft carrier Juan Carlos I. ©Shutterstock/David Acosta Allely Construction took five years and cost $500 million in 2005. Juan Carlos I can carry the Sea King, NH-90, and Chinook aircraft in addition to the Harrier II. It is equipped with BPDMS missiles, 20mm cannons, and 12.7mm machine guns.