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Adding the word “drone” will make her very special and unique in my opinionThere are already other designations such as; LHA, Landing Helicopter Assault that will cover unmanned platforms within the "Assault". In my opinion the "Multi-purpose" term covers them all.
Turkish Navy classifies it as Multi-Purpose LHD at the moment, not an LPD as it was used to be pre-2012 (Levent Class LPD project).
This also means, she is a primarily an LHD configured for amphibious assault and as secondary roles fulfills disaster relief, hospital ship, light-aircraft, amphibious transfer dock, helicopter carrier operations or mix of them.
There is no need to change the designation of the Anadolu. She is and always will be an LHD class carrier that can carry drones along with helos or F/W A/C, period!There are already other designations such as; LHA, Landing Helicopter Assault that will cover unmanned platforms within the "Assault". In my opinion the "Multi-purpose" term covers them all.
Turkish Navy classifies it as Multi-Purpose LHD at the moment, not an LPD as it was used to be pre-2012 (Levent Class LPD project).
This also means, she is a primarily an LHD configured for amphibious assault and as secondary roles fulfills disaster relief, hospital ship, light-aircraft, amphibious transfer dock, helicopter carrier operations or mix of them.