2 w. ago China’s Fujian carrier completes first training exercise after entering service

China’s newest aircraft carrier, the Fujian, had returned to port following a training mission with its strike group, state media announced on Tuesday amid rising tensions with Japan. According to state broadcaster CCTV, the mission marked the “first maritime live-force training” for the world’s largest conventionally powered warship since it was commissioned to the PLA Navy on November 5. The Fujian, China’s first domestically designed carrier and its third overall, has a displacement of more...

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2 w. ago China’s Fujian carrier completes first training shortly after entering service

China’s newest aircraft carrier, the Fujian, has returned to port following a training mission with its strike group, according to a state media report on Tuesday amid rising tensions with Japan. State broadcaster CCTV reported that the mission marked the “first maritime live-force training” for the world’s biggest conventionally powered warship since it was commissioned to the PLA Navy on November 5. The Fujian, China’s first domestically designed carrier and its third overall, has a...

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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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3 w. ago Arrival of US carrier strike group in Latin America fuels Venezuelan fears of attack

A US aircraft carrier strike group has arrived in Latin America, escalating a military build-up that Venezuela has warned could trigger a full-blown conflict as it announced its own “massive” deployment. The USS Gerald R. Ford, the world’s largest aircraft carrier, entered an area under the control of the US Naval Forces Southern Command, which encompasses Latin America and the Caribbean, the command said in a statement on Tuesday. The vessel’s deployment was ordered nearly three weeks ago, with...

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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 Defense Development: Fujian aircraft carrier officially enters service

China Defense Development: Fujian aircraft carrier officially enters service  news.cgtn.com

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3 w. ago Can the Fujian aircraft carrier catapult the PLA Navy deep into the Pacific?

The launch of the Fujian, China’s third and most advanced aircraft carrier, has been cause for celebration in Chinese media, with mainland analysts hailing it as superior to its US counterparts and a force for projecting power further into the western Pacific. But overseas analysts have been more tempered, suggesting that there is still a big gap between the naval force of the People’s Liberation Army and the United States in terms of the number of carriers, combat systems, personnel proficiency...

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3 w. ago 'Fujian': China’s most advanced aircraft carrier enters service

'Fujian': China’s most advanced aircraft carrier enters service  Euronews.com

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3 w. ago China’s First Domestically Produced Aircraft Carrier Fujian Enters Service

China’s First Domestically Produced Aircraft Carrier Fujian Enters Service  Marine Insight

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4 w. ago China’s Newest Aircraft Carrier Enters Service as Japan Watches Warily

China’s Newest Aircraft Carrier Enters Service as Japan Watches Warily  Foundation for Defense of Democracies

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4 w. ago China launches third aircraft carrier as Xi pushes military modernization against US influence

China launches third aircraft carrier as Xi pushes military modernization against US influence  Fox NewsFujian: China’s latest aircraft carrier enters fleet as naval competition with the US heats up  CNNChina unveils new aircraft carrier  CBS News

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4 w. ago World's largest aircraft carrier Fujian enters service in China

World's largest aircraft carrier Fujian enters service in China  Interesting Engineering

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4 w. ago China’s most advanced aircraft carrier enters service in challenge to US

China’s most advanced aircraft carrier enters service in challenge to US  Financial Times

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4 w. ago China’s most advanced aircraft carrier, Europe’s struggle: SCMP daily highlights

Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. 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. 2. China’s exports fall in October as firms wait out trade war reset China’s exports fell in October amid a volatile trade war with the...

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4 w. ago China's new aircraft carrier enters service in major naval power boost

China's new aircraft carrier enters service in major naval power boost  TRT World

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4 w. ago China's new aircraft carrier enters service in key move to modernise fleet

China's new aircraft carrier enters service in key move to modernise fleet  France 24

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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’s third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, enters military service

China’s third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, enters military service  Al Jazeera

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4 w. ago China’s newest and most advanced aircraft carrier, the Fujian, officially entered into service this week, bringing Beijing another step closer to its goal of rivaling U.S. naval power in the region.

China’s newest and most advanced aircraft carrier, the Fujian, officially entered into service this week, bringing Beijing another step closer to its goal of rivaling U.S. naval power in the region.  facebook.com

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4 w. ago China’s New Aircraft Carrier Enters Service, a Sign of Naval Ambitions

China’s New Aircraft Carrier Enters Service, a Sign of Naval Ambitions  The New York Times

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