2 w. ago How China’s Fujian aircraft carrier deceived US military experts at launch

It happens in an instant – your eyes register motion, your brain predicts what comes next and, in a split second, you think you understand what you are seeing. But what if that instinct is wrong? That happened when the world saw China’s most advanced warship, the Fujian, in action earlier this month. When a video was released on November 8 showing the carrier’s electromagnetic catapult firing in an empty launch, viewers saw the catapult accelerate down the deck with blinding force and then stop...

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2 w. ago South China Sea: how third PLA Navy aircraft carrier changes dynamics for US

When President Xi Jinping commissioned the Fujian on November 5, China became only the second nation to have an aircraft carrier with an electromagnetic catapult system. It is also notable that, last month, two navy aircraft from the USS Nimitz crashed into the South China Sea. These events crystallise a strategic reality often obscured by aggregate force comparisons: the relevant naval balance is not between the 11 US aircraft carriers and China’s three, but between what the United States can...

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2 w. ago How does China’s modernising navy stack up against the US 7th fleet?

When President Xi Jinping commissioned the Fujian on November 5, China became only the second nation to have an aircraft carrier with an electromagnetic catapult system. It is also notable that, last month, two navy aircraft from the USS Nimitz crashed into the South China Sea. These events crystallise a strategic reality often obscured by aggregate force comparisons: the relevant naval balance is not between the 11 US aircraft carriers and China’s three, but between what the United States can...

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2 w. ago How does China’s modernising navy stack up against the US seventh fleet?

When President Xi Jinping commissioned the Fujian on November 5, China became only the second nation to have an aircraft carrier with an electromagnetic catapult system. It is also notable that, last month, two navy aircraft from the USS Nimitz crashed into the South China Sea. These events crystallise a strategic reality often obscured by aggregate force comparisons: the relevant naval balance is not between the 11 US aircraft carriers and China’s three, but between what the United States can...

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3 w. ago How did the Chinese navy train talent for the Fujian aircraft carrier?

China may have started nurturing the technical knowledge needed to operate the electromagnetic launch catapult on its newly commissioned carrier the Fujian at least eight years ago, according to open records that offer a glimpse into the long-term planning involved in military universities. Footage of Wednesday’s commissioning ceremony from state broadcaster CCTV showed President Xi Jinping speaking to a landing signals officer. When he asked her what she studied, she replied “electromagnetic...

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3 w. ago Will China’s new aircraft carrier tilt the power balance in the western Pacific?

Now that the Chinese navy’s most advanced aircraft carrier, the Fujian, has entered service there could be a change in the power balance in the western Pacific, the South China Sea and even the Indian Ocean, according to experts. The Fujian – China’s third aircraft carrier – was commissioned last Wednesday in Sanya, Hainan province, in a grand ceremony overseen by President Xi Jinping, state media reported on Friday. It is the first Chinese warship equipped with an electromagnetic catapult...

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3 w. ago China’s Fujian carrier on track for rapid combat readiness. Will there be more?

China’s third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, is expected to achieve combat readiness sooner than the first two, and the country has the potential to produce more carriers for regular deployment on the high seas, according to state media. The reports also said China had the technology to build nuclear-powered carriers. The Fujian, the nation’s most advanced carrier and the first with electromagnetic catapults, was officially commissioned in Sanya, Hainan province, on Wednesday. It will now focus...

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3 w. ago China commissions aircraft carrier Fujian equipped with electromagnetic launch system

China commissions aircraft carrier Fujian equipped with electromagnetic launch system  Defence Industry Europe

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3 w. ago Xi attends commissioning of China's Fujian aircraft carrier in south China

Xi attends commissioning of China's Fujian aircraft carrier in south China  CCTV.com English

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4 w. ago China Commissions Newest Aircraft Carrier With Its Electromagnetic Catapults Front And Center

China Commissions Newest Aircraft Carrier With Its Electromagnetic Catapults Front And Center  The War Zone

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4 w. ago Beijing Commissions Its Third Aircraft Carrier, the First Fully Manufactured in China

Beijing Commissions Its Third Aircraft Carrier, the First Fully Manufactured in China  DEFCROS News

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4 w. ago Beijing commissions third aircraft carrier, first one made in China

Beijing commissions third aircraft carrier, first one made in China  Yahoo

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4 w. ago China Commissions Advanced Fujian Aircraft Carrier, Signaling Growing Naval Ambitions

China Commissions Advanced Fujian Aircraft Carrier, Signaling Growing Naval Ambitions  kurdistan24.net

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4 w. ago China commissions new aircraft carrier, challenging US naval dominance

China commissions new aircraft carrier, challenging US naval dominance  The Independent

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4 w. ago China commissions new aircraft carrier as it seeks to extend power far from its coast

China commissions new aircraft carrier as it seeks to extend power far from its coast  Laredo Morning Times

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4 w. ago BREAKING NEWS: China commissions 3rd aircraft carrier Fujian: Xinhua

BREAKING NEWS: China commissions 3rd aircraft carrier Fujian: Xinhua  Japan Wire by KYODO NEWS

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4 w. ago China’s most advanced aircraft carrier, the Fujian, enters service

China’s third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, entered into service on Wednesday at a grand ceremony held in Sanya, Hainan, according to state media reports. The Fujian is China’s most advanced warship and its first aircraft carrier to be equipped with electromagnetic catapults. Its inauguration makes China only the second country, after the United States, to operate a carrier with this aircraft launch technology. Compared to the conventional ski-jump decks, catapults allow planes to be launched...

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