aircraft
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British sources also point out that aircraft carriers provide a runway where there otherwise wouldn't be one, but the UK has exactly that on land nearby - at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus.
From BBC
This has forced humanitarian groups to rely on aircraft to deliver assistance - at huge cost.
From BBC
French President Emmanuel Macron has sent eight frigates, two amphibious helicopter carriers and an aircraft carrier to the region and said some ships would be deployed near the Strait of Hormuz.
Smaller vessels such as destroyers and frigates would be best suited for the mission, which could also involve air cover from helicopters, fixed-wing aircraft, or both.
From Barron's
Sending Reapers and not piloted aircraft on the missions avoids American casualties.
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