Indeed the two Nations have differing views on things due to the perspective from which we view the World and our respective roles in it.
Each of us is building/commissioning a new Aircraft Carrier and the differences in them demonstrates that difference as nothing else can do.
The Royal Navy is putting into service a new ship....billed as being the largest ever built for the Royal Navy.
It is designed to carry 36 Fighter type aircraft and 4 Helicopters, has a range of 10,000 miles at a top speed of 25 knots, is 920 feet long, has a flight deck that is 241 feet wide. Propulsion is by diesel and/or turbine engines. Airplanes deployed on the ship shall be required to have V/STOL take off capability. The ship can operate with a wide mix of helicopter types.
The US Navy's carrier is 1106 feet long, 256 feet wide, designed for 75+ aircraft, uses Catapults and Arresting Wire systems, has a top speed in excess of 35 knots and an unlimited range as it is nuclear powered. The ship can operate with Cat launched or V/STOL aircraft and Helicopters.
Two very different designs of ships....due to the Mission Set they are envisioned to under take.
The British Carrier will one of two while the American carrier will be one of Eleven and is the lead ship of a new class.