All of a sudden, aircraft carriers are back in fashion.

Over in Russia, they’re drawing up plans to build the world’s biggest aircraft carrier, a 100,000-ton beast that can carry 100 combat aircraft. China’s building one, two, or maybeeven four aircraft carriers. And here in the United States, we’re busy building our second ­Ford-class supercarrier.

Around the world and across the seas, aircraft carriers are popping up in the unlikeliest of places — in Korea, in Thailand, in India, Japan, and maybe soon in Singapore, as well. But you’ll never guess the latest country to announce plans to acquire one. MORE