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

[ChineseTiger1986]

How many 004 are they going to build ? 1 or 2 ?

The successor of the Type 004 gonna be the Type 005.

I guess the Type 005 will be more further improved from the Type 004, maybe its improvement might not be as much as the Type 004 from the Type 003.

 

[ety]

The successor of the Type 004 gonna be the Type 005.

I guess the Type 005 will be more further improved from the Type 004, maybe its improvement might not be as much as the Type 004 from the Type 003.

So, only 1 004 will be built ? It's not cost-effective for management.

 

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[Corax]

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Great view of the aerofoil profile of the KJ-600 in that pic with it's wings folded.
Any chance the KJ-600 platform (does it have its own name or designation?) can be used as a carrier based refueling platform? The US carriers need a large number of aerial refuellers located across a wide network of land bases to support their operations, that's always been the weak point of long endurance, carrier-based force projection. Are there any plans by the PLAN to adopt a similar approach? Maybe the reef island bases?

 

[yusheng]

Great view of the aerofoil profile of the KJ-600 in that pic with it's wings folded.
Any chance the KJ-600 platform (does it have its own name or designation?) can be used as a carrier based refueling platform? The US carriers need a large number of aerial refuellers located across a wide network of land bases to support their operations, that's always been the weak point of long endurance, carrier-based force projection. Are there any plans by the PLAN to adopt a similar approach? Maybe the reef island bases?

The KJ-600 will not serve as a tanker aircraft. Reasons:

1. In peacetime, a single aircraft carrier is typically equipped with 3 to 4 airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft, which is sufficient for regional situational awareness.
2. In wartime, if a regional naval engagement cannot be concluded within 8 hours, then according to Chinese naval doctrine, you have effectively already lost.
3. At present, the operating areas of China's aircraft carriers are covered by land-based AEW aircraft, supplemented by forward-deployed sea-based radars and satellite support. Therefore, unilaterally extending the endurance of a single aircraft is not a particularly urgent requirement.
4. I have heard that an unmanned tanker aircraft is under development and is expected to emerge within the next year or two.but it would increase the operational and maintenance burden, so this option will certainly be weighed very carefully.

In summary, modern warfare emphasizes timeliness and speed, and the principle of "swift victory" is also one of Sun Tzu's tenets in The Art of War.