New Chinese aircraft carrier '6 times more powerful' than existing Liaoning

中 토종 항모 1호 '001A형' 전력 랴오닝함의 6배…함재기 36대
China has launched its second aircraft carrier but the first it has ever built from scratch.
It marks the latest milestone in China's superpower ambitions.
The new mega-ship is said to have six times more military strength than Beijing's existing Liaoning.
With more on this and other news in East Asia..we turn to Ro Aram...
Aram.. the launch of this carrier shows how far China's naval know-how has come on over the years,... let's hear the specs

Yes Mark... the Type 001A carrier weighs about 50-thousand tons which is 10-thousand tons less than the Liaoning, but it's slightly longer.
It is powered by conventional steam turbines, which makes it slower than U.S. carriers, but quicker than the Liaoning.
The vessel also houses a ski jump-style deck for taking off, which experts say is cheaper to run than the catapults used by the U.S., but limits the diversity of aircrafts on board to smaller fighter jets.
The new carrier aims to carry 36 Shenyang J-15 multirole fighter jets, which is 12 more than what the Liaoning can carry.
After sea trials and the arrival of its full air complement, the yet-to-be-named carrier is expected to be operational by 2020.
Although it still has some way to go to catch up with American carriers, the new ship is part of Beijing's bigger plan to build a navy that is unrivaled in Asia...and another carrier - the Type 002 - is reportedly under construction in Shanghai.

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