Many maritime pundits these days express the view that aircraft carriers are doomed. The ships are too large, too vulnerable, and increasingly irrelevant, they say. Others, however, opine that with their long range, sustainable high speed, endurance, hitting power, and surveillance and command and...
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Sea trials begin for China’s future aircraft carrier
Chinese state media recently confirmed that the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy’s (PLA-N) newest aircraft carrier began undergoing sea trials earlier this week. The future Fujian will be China’s third aircraft carrier after Liaoning and Shandong. However, it is the only one of the three to be...
China’s first indigenously-designed aircraft carrier launched
On June 17, China’s latest aircraft carrier, Fujian, was launched at the country’s Jiangnan Shipyard. The new warship will displace about 80,000 tonnes at full lo ..
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