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 ...

The Type 003 Fujian, commissioned into the People’s Liberation Army Navy earlier in November, will be stationed at China’s Yulin Naval Base in southern Hainan—overlooking the South China Sea.

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 could be about to launch its third and most advanced aircraft carrier, according to the latest commercial satellite images of the shipyard. The images – provided by Planet Labs and taken on ...

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.

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A report released by the Ministry of National Defense (MND) on Tuesday (Aug. 31) states that China's area-denial capabilities will increase significantly when it completes its ...

Satellite photos of Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai, China, show the dry dock where the unnamed aircraft carrier has spent the past five years under construction has been flooded. The June 14 images ...

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 ...

BEIJING: Beijing launched a new-generation aircraft carrier, the first such ship to be both designed and built in China, in a milestone as it seeks to extend the range and power of its navy. The Type ...

Satellite photos of a historic shipyard in Shanghai have uncovered a startling military project China has spent decades working on in secret. Satellite photos of Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai, China, ...

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