China’s first aircraft carrier is back in the shop, with recent photos showing its “island” command center covered in scaffolding and with numerous changes to its superstructure.
The People’s Liberation Army-Navy made further progress toward joining the ranks of the world’s most capable naval forces this week when its Liaoning aircraft carrier reached initial operational capability.
Just as China's first homemade aircraft carrier, currently known as Type 001A, was sent out for full-scale sea trials this week, Chinese media began tossing around the idea that the People's Liberation Army (PLA) needs four more.
Upon discovering that swarms of mush-like jellyfish are apparently a threat to its new aircraft carrier, The Liaoning, Beijing quickly moved to develop applicable methods on how to deal with the problem.
The Taiwanese National Defense Ministry urges “restraint to maintain peace in the Taiwan Strait,” following a Chinese military aircraft’s intrusion into Taipei’s Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on Sunday.
Chinese military analysts say that advances and progress with the power generators for its Type 001A aircraft carrier place the massive ship ahead of schedule prior to its first deployment.
The Soviet-built carrier left Hong Kong early Wednesday morning before crossing over into the western side of the Taiwan Strait.
A flotilla of Chinese ships including the Liaoning aircraft carrier has been conducting trans-regional training since the naval formation set out from eastern China’s city of Qingdao on June 25.
China’s first domestically constructed aircraft carrier is slated to take on the high seas for the first time within the next three weeks. The Shandong will be the second aircraft carrier to join the People’s Liberation Army Navy’s rapidly growing fleet.