US EditionChina’s Fujian: A Milestone, Not the Endpoint, of Naval Modernization
China is building a nuclear supercarrier similar to the U.S. Ford-class and aims to have six carriers by 2035, but operational expertise remains behind U.S. standards.
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China’s New Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier Explained in 2 Words
Article Summary – China is churning out aircraft carriers at high speed, moving from Soviet-style ski-jump decks on Liaoning and Shandong to the CATOBAR-capable Fujian, with a nuclear supercarrier now in the works. On paper, Beijing is closing the hardware gap with the U.S. Navy. CV-18 Fujian aircraft carrier from China. Image Credit: Creative Commons. -In practice, it is decades behind in what really matters: people, training, and doctrine. Tru…
The Fujian, the third and most advanced Chinese aircraft carrier, put into service in early November, suffers from an error in the design of its flight deck.
Fujian begins carrier operations | The Australian Naval Institute
The People’s Liberation Army-Navy (PLA-N) announced on 18 November that its new 85,000 tonne aircraft carrier Fujian completed her first flight training operations. The conventionally powered ship has a length of 316 metres and can embark over 50 aircraft. The Fujian carrier strike group comprising Fujian, the guided-missile destroyer Yan’an and guided-missile frigate Tongliao returned […]
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