INTEL REPORT - China Ready to Launch 1st Supercarrier
This is its third carrier overall, with a 4th likely on the way.
Recent satellite imagery suggests that China’s advanced Type 003 aircraft carrier, which uses new electromagnetic catapult technology, is nearing its launch.
It is expected to be operational in 2024.
China Launching its 3rd Aircraft Carrier with 4th Likely on the Way
ANALYSIS – As the movie ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ takes the cinematic world by storm, Communist China continues its breakneck speed effort to develop a blue ocean navy to challenge America’s mastery of the seas.
Based on recent satellite imagery and news reports, a shipyard in Shanghai appears ready to launch China’s third aircraft carrier, the Type 003, with the launch coinciding with the Dragon Boat Festival.
This would be China’s first supercarrier semi-comparable to similar U.S. warships.
I wrote about this ship in November.
The newest Chinese carrier was supposed to be launched on April 23 to commemorate the 73rd anniversary of the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), but it was postponed due to the Covid-19 lockdown in Shanghai.
The new carrier is expected to be named Jiangsu, following the PLAN’s tradition of naming these warships after coastal provinces from north to south.
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China's new, advanced aircraft carrier will expand its navy’s military might in the contested South China Sea.
Recent satellite imagery shows China’s third carrier, known as the Type 003, being assembled in Shanghai’s Jiangnan Shipyard.
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