Chinese Aircraft Carriers - Liaoning, Shandong, Fujian and the future

Hendarto said:
Some one colocate it here transl
Near the Sanya sea area, the Fujian ship conducts takeoff and landing with the Z-18.
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In fact I meant your Claim „The carrier air wing has moved in for acceptance“?

A few - I see two - Z-18 helicopteers is far from an Air Wing
 
Deino said:
In fact I meant your Claim „The carrier air wing has moved in for acceptance“?

A few - I see two - Z-18 helicopteers is far from an Air Wing
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The previous video clearly shows a jet landing on AC. He even marked it with a red circle. I would say the beginning of the carrier wing formation, as usual, it is always start with one or two
 
Hendarto said:
The previous video clearly shows a jet landing on AC. He even marked it with a red circle. I would say the beginning of the carrier wing formation, as usual, it is always start with one or two
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Pardon, either I missed this "previous video" or you are again wrong; since the only video I remember once again shows clearly a helicopter:


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... and the second known image showing flight-ops also shows only two dots which are again more likely the same two Z-18 and NOT an aircraft.

As such, where is this video where fighter jets are landing on deck of the Fujian?

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Check the speed, the helicopter doesn't have that speed of the dot!
 
via ACuriousPLAFan/SDF:

"Video on Weibo of Fujian entering Yulin at Sanya while being surrounded by tugboats."

Here's the video:

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Two consecutive military exercise announcements. September 16-17.
Theoretically, photos of carrier-based aircraft launches should appear this time. However, let's wait and see.

But, officially entering service on September 18th? That’s definitely too late!
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Hendarto said:
Check the speed, the helicopter doesn't have that speed of the dot!
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It doesn't really matter whether the air wing landed today or not. It will be there eventually within weeks. Because it will be part of the commissioning
 
ety said:
But, by the going of CPEC now, when the project is completed, China may have already switched to green or renewable energy sources nearly totally, China's dependence of oil and gas supplies from the Gulf and Africa will become largely insignificant. But, CPEC is still an useful alternate shorter trade route from western China to Europe, Mideast and Africa.
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China has direct pipelines from Russia too, I think one is being built also. So eventually China may not need oil and gas security during a conflict.

But CPEC, sort of a revival of the Silk route, will create road and ship based trade routes, much shorter compared to a nearly 50 day route through ships to the Middle East and more to Europe. Plus central Russian states will get access to the Gulf via Pakistan as a shorter distance and benefit of that transit will go to both, China and Pakistan.
 
Michael said:
Two consecutive military exercise announcements. September 16-17.
Theoretically, photos of carrier-based aircraft launches should appear this time. However, let's wait and see.

But, officially entering service on September 18th? That’s definitely too late!
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It is training, not trial. I don't think the new AC would join a training session so soon, definitely not before the induction ceremony.
 
The satellite image from September 15 shows the Fujian ship located 28 kilometers due east of Lingshui, Hainan, heading northeast, with a suspected Type 056A escort vessel 10 kilometers away. On the same day, the Shandong ship was docked at the Yulin base, with a Type 075 vessel not far outside the port.
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It’s estimated that docking will have to wait until the 17th or 18th. Referring to Liaoning and Shandong, both waited about four weeks after their final sea trial ended and they docked at the port before being commissioned. If Fujian follows the same pattern, then the commissioning time is likely to be between October 13 and 16. October 13 is probably a good day, as it marks the 140th anniversary of the establishment of the Qing Dynasty’s Navy Affairs Office. Image source: @MonkeyKingQiTian

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Given the short duration, this does not look like a typical sea trial but rather a drill or shipboard aircraft operation.

Alright, Hainan MSA probably followed me on X. Just now they issued two navigation warnings for waters off Sanya. On September 16th and 17th respectively—looks like this will be the Fujian's operation.

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nang2 said:
It is training, not trial. I don't think the new AC would join a training session so soon, definitely not before the induction ceremony.
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This time, the officially designated area is located just off Hainan's Lingshui Airport.

Lingshui Airport is affiliated with the PLA Navy. It serves as a supporting airport for the Sanya Yulin Naval Base. Specifically, it's the supporting land-based airport for the PLA Navy's Shandong aircraft carrier. When the Shandong aircraft carrier returns to its home port for rest and recuperation, all of its J-15 carrier-based aircraft are parked at this airport. The navy's special aircraft (AEW&C, anti-submarine aircraft, electronic warfare aircraft, etc.) are also parked at this airport.
In the future, the supporting land-based airport for the Fujian aircraft carrier may also be located here.

Therefore, the probability of this carrier-based aircraft catapult takeoff and landing test is very high.
 
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