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The Type 002, or Shandong, is China's first domestically produced aircraft carrier. Construction began in November 2013 at the Dalian Shipyard and the ship was launched on 26 April 2017. After being fitted out, China's first domestically produced aircraft carrier underwent nine sea trials over the course of 18 months, starting from May 2018.
A tugboat tows China's third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, away from a dock in east China's Shanghai on May 1, 2024. ... The US Navy already has three new Ford-class carriers under construction ...
It is China's first indigenously designed carrier, [4] and its first capable of catapult-assisted take-offs ; previous Chinese carriers used ski-jumps . [ 5 ] Fujian was built by the Jiangnan Shipyard for the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), launched on 17 June 2022, and started sea trials in May 2024. [ 6 ]
This is a list of aircraft carriers which are currently in service, under maintenance or refit, in reserve, under construction, or being updated. An aircraft carrier is a warship with a full-length flight deck, hangar and facilities for arming, deploying, and recovering aircraft. [1]
BEIJING (Reuters) -China on Wednesday launched sea trials for the Fujian, its third and most advanced aircraft carrier, state media reported. The start of tests by the Chinese navy came nearly two ...
China's fourth carrier, which is confirmed to be under construction, may instead improve on Fujian's design and capabilities but remain conventionally powered, with nuclear propulsion coming ...
Documents indicating that China’s 701 Institute, formally known as China Ship Research and Design Center, which is responsible for aircraft carrier development, procured reactor equipment “intended for installation on a large surface warship” under the Nuclear Power Development Project as well as the project’s “national defense ...
The Type 004 aircraft carrier is a planned supercarrier of the People's Liberation Army Navy's aircraft carrier programme. Like the Type 003 aircraft carrier (Fujian) it will feature an integrated electric propulsion system that will allow the operation of electromagnetic catapults .