an aircraft carrier has more than two-thirds of its deck space dedicated for flight operations including those of aircraft, drones and choppers. the joint multi-mission ship is not by definition an aircraft carrier.
aircraft carrier in the rear, multi-role heli-carrier ship in the front.
In the old days MINDEF made do with 2nd hand hardware but nowadays they are going overboard with their spending. Our neighbours don't have all these expensive toys, so why would we need them