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The Liaoning aircraft carrier has been on deployment since late September. Photo: Japanese Ministry of Defence

China’s Liaoning carrier puts jets through paces after skirting Japanese atoll

Carrier heads for the Celebes Sea as US and Philippine forces prepare for joint manoeuvres.

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China has reportedly tested a next-generation carrier-based fighter jet

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China says Fujian aircraft carrier has tested catapult launch system

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South China Sea: PLA aircraft carrier Shandong shows combat readiness

Japan reports China’s second carrier, accompanied by three vessels, hosted take-offs and landings by jets and helicopters in Philippine Sea.

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The Shandong’s appearance in the Philippine Sea this week did not just signal PLA presence to the Americans, but showed it could carry out consecutive deployments with a short break, an analyst says. Photo: Weibo/@央广军事

China’s latest stealth fighter ‘J-31B’ ready for PLA service, video suggests

The FC-31 Gyrfalcon, with a variant now officially revealed as the ‘J-31B’, is positioned as China’s answer to the US fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II.

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China’s Fujian carrier may be set for third sea trial in quick succession

Notices to shipping suggest a new trial may be under way, a possible indication that the previous two trials went smoothly.

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A Chinese aircraft carrier spotted near the Philippines. What does it mean?

Shanghai-based MizarVision releases image of warship believed to be the Shandong off Luzon, a patrol that could become more frequent, analyst says.

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The Shandong is China’s most advanced aircraft carrier in service. Photo: Weibo/央广军事

China says its Fujian carrier is world’s largest conventionally powered warship

Programme on state broadcaster CCTV gives more details of the technology on board the ship, including its electromagnetic catapult.

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China ‘could match’ US in military conflict thanks to shipbuilding strength

Observers said China’s ability to rapidly reconstitute its combat losses may give it an advantage, including against ‘hellscape’ strategy.

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China in line for world’s first drone carrier, satellite images show: report

Report on ‘mystery ship’ comes as China also builds giant 076 amphibious assault warship that will serve as both a helicopter and drone carrier.

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A military drone on display during a parade to mark the 70th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China, in Beijing on October 1, 2019. Photo: Simon Song

Smooth sailing for China’s Fujian carrier as it finishes first sea trial

The country’s most advanced aircraft carrier achieves ‘expected results’ in eight-day test of its power and electrical systems, Xinhua reports.

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The Fujian is China’s first aircraft carrier built to a domestic design. Photo: Xinhua

Why China would be ‘suicidal’ to take on US, Japan navies with the Fujian

The Fujian aircraft carrier’s maiden mission has been deliberately timed to coincide with US-Philippines military drills, analysts say.

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China’s aircraft carrier Fujian tests power, navigation in maiden sea trial

No aircraft were visible on the carrier’s deck in official images and videos, with testing of its electromagnetic launch catapults expected in later trials.

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China’s Fujian aircraft carrier set for maiden sea trials

The warship is China’s first to use an advanced electromagnetic catapult that allows fighters to be launched more frequently.

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China’s Fujian aircraft carrier was built in Shanghai. Photo: CCTV

Open questions | China used water cannons as ‘deterrence’ against Philippines, PLA’s Zhou Bo says

Senior Colonel Zhou Bo shares his insights on global and regional challenges, based on long experience in military diplomacy.

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Illustration: Victor Sanjinez

Will China’s fourth aircraft carrier steer towards troubled waters in Asia?

The US Navy has an edge over its Chinese counterparts in terms of firepower and access to its supply bases in the region, analysts say.

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Chinese scientists send aircraft carrier catapult technology soaring

Engineers have used electric vehicle know-how to create the world’s most powerful electromagnetic aircraft catapult.

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Amid Taiwan tensions, Beijing reveals it is building aircraft carrier No 4

Update on NPC sidelines by PLA Navy admiral and political overseer Yuan Huazhi represents first official confirmation of Beijing’s efforts to build a fourth aircraft carrier.

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The Fujian, China’s third and most advanced carrier to date, is awaiting sea trials. Photo: CCTV

Fresh sightings of J-35 progress on deck of China’s Liaoning aircraft carrier

The aircraft is still in the development phase and will have to be able to handle ski-jump and electromagnetic catapult systems, analyst says.

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Footage of China’s Fujian aircraft carrier offers new look at advanced catapult

State broadcaster CCTV shows the ship’s electromagnetic catapult launch system from the side of the vessel.

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Why antennas will go almost unseen on China’s next-generation warships

Scientists have revealed details of the Fujian’s ‘all in one’ mast – technology they say will have a big impact on warfare in the future.

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The Fujian was shown being towed by tugboats in a report on state television on January 2. Photo: CCTV

China gives first official look at Fujian carrier’s advanced catapult system

Vessel appears in state broadcaster’s news item on military’s response to president’s New Year’s call for national rejuvenation.

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CCTV shows footage of the aircraft carrier Fujian being manoeuvred by tugboats. Photo: CCTV

PLA’s Shandong carrier ‘sails through Taiwan Strait’ after western Pacific drills

Shandong and escort vessels spotted off northern Taiwan and ‘we have deployed appropriate forces to respond’, island’s defence ministry says, without offering details.

Mainland China aircraft carrier nears Taiwan coast on way to PLA drills

Taiwan tracks at least 84 PLA warplanes and 33 warships in three days as the Shandong carrier conducts joint sea and air training in western Pacific.

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China’s giant Fujian aircraft carrier on track for ‘2025 PLA handover’

Covers have been taken off all three electromagnetic catapults on the deck of the Fujian, social media photos show, indicating readiness for sea trials and systems testing, and PLA handover as scheduled.

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All covers appear to have been removed from the three advanced electromagnetic catapults on the Fujian flight deck. Photo: Weibo

China’s aircraft carrier forces boosted as navy shifts assets, US report says

By the middle of this year, the PLA Navy had transferred most of its aviation units to the air force.

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US military experts say China’s navy is becoming leaner to better focus on its aircraft carrier forces. Photo: Xinhua

China appears to be readying 2 advanced warships for launch

Photos circulating on social media show Type 054B frigates at shipyards in Shanghai and Guangzhou, vessels that naval experts say will be bigger and faster than predecessors.

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Is China’s Fujian aircraft carrier counting down to a catapult take-off test?

The cover has come off one of the launch systems, a sign that lift-off for its jets could be soon, observer says.

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China’s aircraft carriers
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last updated:
1 October, 2024
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