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

[HERO]

Apparently, the "Shandong" has finally left the drydock at Sanya after her multi-month-long MLU, and is out for her first sea trial today.

Interesting, she has not yet the deck markings applied.

(VIa @XH198994 & @阳光水獭一般兵)

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The deck is kept bare on purpose—waiting for real-world data. New markings will go down in one go after the J-35 finishes its initial trials.

That's just my own feeling.

 

[Deino]

Apparently, the "Shandong" has finally left the drydock at Sanya after her multi-month-long MLU, and is out for her first sea trial today.

Interesting, she has not yet the deck markings applied.

(VIa @XH198994 & @阳光水獭一般兵)

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Apparently fake ... she's still in the drydock

 

[Yommie]

China’s Fourth Aircraft Carrier Could Arrive as Soon as Next Year​

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/chinas-fourth-aircraft-carrier-could-arrive-soon-as-next-year-ps-103026

 

[Deino]

Happy 1st anniversary

 

[Michael]

The dry dock has started filling with water...

 

[Deino]

Update

 

[Yommie]

Pace is too slow. Need 10 carriers by 2040.

 

[Deino]

Update again

 

[HERO]

@Deino Appreciate the rigor.​

But for us Chinese military fans, the build pace still feels a bit slow!​