The Type 003 Fujian, commissioned into the People’s Liberation Army Navy earlier in November, will be stationed at China’s Yulin Naval Base in southern Hainan—overlooking the South China Sea.
The Fujian marks a new phase for China’s naval aviation capability.
China is churning out aircraft carriers at high speed, moving from Soviet-style ski-jump decks on Liaoning and Shandong to ...
Xinhua News Agency reports that the Chinese navy has had take off arrested landing tests of the J-15T, J-35 fighter jets and the KJ-600 early warning and command aircraft with a electromagnetic ...
Advanced EMALS technology and a next-generation air wing position Beijing for far-reaching maritime influence — but major operational challenges remain.
After Fujian was commissioned on November 5, China now operates a fleet of three aircraft carriers. This makes the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) the world's second-largest operator of carriers.
China's new Fujian aircraft carrier, unveiled recently by President Xi Jinping with great fanfare, has been hailed by Chinese state media as a major milestone in the country's naval modernization ...
China’s newest aircraft carrier may only be able to conduct air operations at about 60% the rate of a 50-year-old US Navy carrier, two former US carrier officers say, a substantial combat limitation ...
The Chinese military said its fast-growing navy has entered a "three-carrier era" following the commissioning of its most advanced aircraft carrier, CNS Fujian, last week. "The navy's ongoing ...