The 61,000-ton Liaoning, a rebuilt ex-Soviet carrier that entered Chinese service in 2012, was the first. The slightly improved and newly-built sister ship Shandong joined the fleet in 2019.
and stealth capabilities, as well as the ability to team with robot fighters such as the Collaborative Combat Aircraft. An F-35C Lightning II readying to launch from the aircraft carrier USS Carl ...
Reports of China’s completing its ninth Type 055 guided missile cruiser and the inclusion of introductory flight operations by China’s latest carrier, Fujian, are but two components of Beijing’s ...
The aircraft carrier was taken out of service in August ... At first, PCU Kennedy wasn't designed to launch fifth-generation stealth fighters, prompting Congress in 2020 to step in and pause ...