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China Launches Its Largest And Most Advanced Aircraft Carrier Named 'Fujian'
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China has launched a new-generation aircraft carrier, its largest and most advanced, at the Jiangnan Shipyard near Shanghai.
On 14 June, satellite images from Planet Lab revealed that dry dock where it was being built had been flooded. The dry dock had been cleared in recent weeks, opening a path for the aircraft carrier to enter the Yangtze River. Earlier this month, China delayed the launch due to unknown reasons. It was likely to take place on 3 June, coinciding with the ancient Dragon Boat Festival and the 157th anniversary of the founding of Jiangnan Shipyard.
The Type 003 carrier, christened Fujian, is China's second indigenous aircraft carrier. It has been under construction since 2018. The carrier is not only larger than its predecessors but also represents a major technological leap for China and will significantly upgrade the power projection capabilities of the PLAN, now the largest Navy in the world in terms of the number of vessels.
The carrier, China's third, has a flat-top flight deck equipped with a catapult assisted take off but arrested recovery (CATOBAR) system to operate aircraft, an upgrade over the short take-off but arrested recovery (STOBAR) system used on the People's Liberation Army Navy's Liaoning and Shandong carriers and India's INS Vikramaditya and INS Vikrant.
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On 14 June, satellite images from Planet Lab revealed that dry dock where it was being built had been flooded. The dry dock had been cleared in recent weeks, opening a path for the aircraft carrier to enter the Yangtze River. Earlier this month, China delayed the launch due to unknown reasons. It was likely to take place on 3 June, coinciding with the ancient Dragon Boat Festival and the 157th anniversary of the founding of Jiangnan Shipyard.
The Type 003 carrier, christened Fujian, is China's second indigenous aircraft carrier. It has been under construction since 2018. The carrier is not only larger than its predecessors but also represents a major technological leap for China and will significantly upgrade the power projection capabilities of the PLAN, now the largest Navy in the world in terms of the number of vessels.
The carrier, China's third, has a flat-top flight deck equipped with a catapult assisted take off but arrested recovery (CATOBAR) system to operate aircraft, an upgrade over the short take-off but arrested recovery (STOBAR) system used on the People's Liberation Army Navy's Liaoning and Shandong carriers and India's INS Vikramaditya and INS Vikrant.
#China #AircraftCarrier #ChineseNavy #Fujian #Shanghai #NavalVessel #ShipBuilding #News
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