CVX-class aircraft carrier
Conceptual Model of DSME proposal | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | CVX |
| Builders | Hyundai Heavy Industries |
| Operators | Republic of Korea Navy |
| Preceded by | Dokdo class |
| Planned | 2 (cancelled) |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Aircraft carrier |
| Displacement | 45,000 tons |
| Length | 263 metres (863 ft) |
| Beam | 46.6 metres (153 ft) |
| Speed | 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) maximum |
The CVX (formerly known as LPX-II, Hangul: 대형수송함-II) was a class of aircraft carriers proposed for the Republic of Korea Navy. The class was intended to follow-on from the previous Dokdo-class amphibious assault ships which prioritized amphibious capability, while the CVX will be designed for fixed wing and rotary wing operations instead, constituting a traditional aircraft carrier. The planned development of the class was formally announced and funded as part of the 2020~2024 Mid-Term Defense Plan (국방중기계획) under the Moon Jae-in presidency, published in December 2020.
During the Yoon Suk Yeol presidency, which began in 2022, the administration was however not supportive of the CVX project, and it was not funded in the 2023 and 2024 defense budgets. In May 2025, the CVX was suspended and revised in favour of a command ship for UAVs under the "Multipurpose Manned and Unmanned Force Command Ship" program".