Justinian class Aircraft Carrier

The Justinian class Aircraft carrier is the Only current Fielded Aircraft Carrier type of the Byzantine Navy. It was ordered by the Byzantine Navy to allow for it the capability of Global Power Projection by allowing Byzantine Aircraft worldwide combat reach.

Background
The Justinian class aircraft began its existance as an idea around the same time as the M-19 Trebizond Multirole Jet Aircraft as they were both envisioned as tools for future global Byzantine Power Projection. The 1st Vessel of the class was completed in 2012 and Launched in Early 2013.

General Characteristics
The ship is designed to combine fixed wing V/STOL and helicopter air operations, command and control operations and the transport of military or civil personnel and heavy vehicles. The 134 m (440 ft), 2,800 m2 (30,000 sq ft) hangar space can double as a vehicle hold capable of holding up to 24 main battle tanks (typically Leopards) or many more lighter vehicles and is fitted aft with access ramps rated to 70 tons, as well as two elevators rated up to 30 tons for aircraft. The Vessel has a crew of 1200 but basic functions can be operated by as few as 115. The Ship is 244 Meters in Length with a beam of 39 Meters aswell as a draught of 9 meters

Sensors and Processing Systems
The Justnian class has a multitude of Sensors and Processing Systems. This vast array is compromised of Selex RAN-40L-band Long Range Radars, Selex ES RAn-30X/I RASS (SPS 791) Surface Radar, Selex ES EMPAR (SPY-790) multifunction radar, 2 × SELEX ES RTN-25X Orion, fire direction radars, PAR (Precision Approach Radar) Selex ES MM/SPN-720, PALS (Precision Approach and Landing System) Telephonics AN/SPN-41A, 2 x GEM Elettronica MM/SPN-753(v)10 navigation radars, Selex ES SIR-R/S IFF system,  TACAN SRN-15 A, WASS SNA-2000 Mine Avoidance,  2 x Selex ES IRST SASS (Silent Acquisition and Surveillance System), aswell as GEM Elettronica IRST EOSS-100

Electronic Warfare and Decoys
The Vessel has a robust set of EW and Decoy systems which consist of Elettronica Spa NETTUNO-4100 ECM Systems aswell as EW System (RESM/CESM, RECM)'s.

Armament
It carries a vast array of weaponry which are made up of


 * 4 × 8-cell A-43 Sylver launchers carrying the MBDA Aster 15 surface-to-air missile
 * 2 × Oto Melara 76/62 mm Strales guns
 * 3 × Oerlikon Contraves 25/80 mm Anti-aircraft guns
 * 2 × ODLS-H/ODLS OTO Melara decoy Launching systems

Carrying Capacity
The Justinians flightdeck can carry up to 18 M-19C's while still keeping full combat effectivness while the Hangar can hold another 22 Aircraft bringing the total carrying capacity up to 40 Aircraft. The Vessel can also hold up to 12 Helicopters aswell as 2 AWACS Aircraft.