Originally Posted by
chopper2004
That is interesting, however I doubt they be able to operate their A-4 Skyhawks off it as their is no angled deck and no CASTOBAR installed? Unless the Brazilians want to get rid of their fixed wing cap?
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It was reported earlier this year that Brazil has given up on trying to keep Sao Paulo operational - too much work needed at too high a cost. They still claim to have an ambition to re-acquire FW carriers in the future but that doesn't look like happening any time soon and in practice would be a big ask.
So in the circs Ocean could provide some useful capability depending on what her state actually is, bearing in mind (as has been mentioned) the standards she was built to. She had a £65m refit in 2014.