Development of a land based aircraft carrier, the PI-Desert Crawler C-MTL, has started a while ago and is now in it's final stages of pre-production.

It carries 3 of the specially design PI-JFU-Guardian-Mk2 as it's main armament. These Unmanned Fighter-Bombers are piloted by personnel stationed on the Desert Crawler and are made to support ground forces.
It's also equipped with anti air missiles for air defense and tactical ballistic missiles for attacks on fortified targets.

While it has to be operated by humans, most of it's systems require little human intervention. This means the Desert Crawler only requires a small team of technician and engineers along with it's command personnel to operate.

Despite what the name might imply, the Desert Crawler is amphibious. Although not sea worthy, this capability can be used to cross deep lakes, oasis and rivers without the need for a bridge.

The PI-Desert Crawler C-MTL will enter production as soon as the command bridge and minor subsystems are completed.