When complete, China’s first modern aircraft carrier will be a great leap forward, but still not a game-changer as far as the U.S. Navy is concerned, experts tell Military Times. The Type 003, China’s ...

China's most advanced aircraft carrier appears near completion and could be launched soon. The Type 003 carrier has been under construction at a shipyard northeast of Shanghai since 2018. The new ...

New satellite imagery shows that China’s new aircraft carrier is nearing launch and could leave drydock very soon. The unnamed ship, known as Type 003, will be Beijing’s most advanced and capable yet.

Over the past week, a number of photos of China's third aircraft carrier have leaked online. The photos appear to show a ship that is very different from the first two Chinese carriers. "It is not a ...

The Fujian’s recent passage through the Taiwan Strait was a show of military might—similar to the US Navy’s periodic “freedom ...

Summary: China’s Type 003 Fujian, the People’s Liberation Army Navy’s latest aircraft carrier, recently returned to Shanghai’s Jiangnan Shipyard after completing its first eight-day sea trial. As the ...

China is following up the domestically produced Type 001 (copy of the small Liaoning carrier) —with the Type 002. The Type 002 is expected to use conventional propulsion, along with a series of ...

China plans to field a force of nine aircraft carriers by 2035, according to a Defense Department report on Beijing’s ...

China on Friday launched its third aircraft carrier, the first such ship to be both designed and built entirely within the country. AP BEIJING — Beijing launched a new-generation aircraft carrier ...

A new Chinese aircraft carrier with technology nearly equaling the capabilities of its US counterparts could be launched as soon as February next year, according to an analysis of satellite imagery by ...

An FC-31 on the Type 003 mock-up in Wuhan. The Chinese navy is building a new aircraft carrier. And there are strong indications that it plans to load up the huge flattop with stealth fighters. If ...