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| China launches domestic CV |
| 2017-04-27 |
| More steel lining for the bottom of the Pacific Ocean China has launched its first domestically designed and built aircraft carrier, state media said Wednesday, as the country seeks to transform its navy into a force capable of projecting power onto the high seas. Beijing has embarked on an extensive project to build a “blue water” navy and modernize its two million-strong military, the world’s largest. The country’s rapidly expanding military might includes a range of maritime defense capabilities, a fleet of attack submarines, and highly sophisticated anti-aircraft systems that prevent enemy vessels from nearing its coast. Chinese President Xi Jinping has said that “all must be done” to improve the country’s battle capacities so it can “fight and win wars.” Adorned with colorful ribbons, the Type 001A ship “transferred from dry dock into the water at a launch ceremony” in the northeastern port city of Dalian, according to official broadcaster CCTV. The ribbon-cutting was followed by the traditional breaking of a champagne bottle on the ship’s bow. China’s defense ministry has previously said the new carrier would displace 50,000 tons and use conventional rather than nuclear propulsion. It is expected to carry China’s indigenous J-15 aircraft, along with other planes. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #5 |
| Posted by: 3dc 2017-04-27 19:45 |
| #4 The future carriers will only have a few men on it and it will be a smaller ship. The drone swarms that it unleashes will be terrifying though. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2017-04-27 10:28 |
| #3 China launches domestic Curriculum Vitae? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2017-04-27 08:02 |
| #2 That thing is going to be shadowed by a US submarine during the whole of its operational life. One false move and it receives several torpedoes in the hull. Moreover it's gratifying to see the Chinese wasting their resources on white elephants like aircraft carriers when the future of naval warfare is in robot submarines and intelligent sea mines. |
| Posted by: Herb McCoy7309 2017-04-27 04:28 |
| #1 Wonder if they remembered to lube the drive train? |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2017-04-27 03:35 |