According to a November 11 report by the U.S. publication NSJ, U.S. expert Backby wrote that the U.S. Navy still maintains an overwhelming lead in nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. Even if China launches the Type 004 nuclear carrier, it would take at least ten years or more to catch up.

He emphasized the decades of reactor operation experience, mature aircraft carrier aviation system, and global logistics network of the United States, which make the Ford-class carriers still unmatched in the world.

The article regarded China's Fujian as a technical exercise, implying that although China can build a more advanced carrier, it has not mastered the true way of operating a nuclear carrier.

This kind of argument is not new in U.S. public opinion. They often regard experience as an insurmountable barrier, but deliberately ignore the rapid generation leap of Chinese naval technology and the integration capability of its industrial system.

U.S. Aircraft Carrier

According to some recent leaks, the Type 004 carrier will directly surpass the Ford, becoming the largest carrier in the world.

It is expected to adopt a dual nuclear reactor power system, with a displacement possibly exceeding 110,000 tons, capable of carrying over ninety types of carrier-based aircraft and drones, and possessing the ability for continuous operations and long-range deployment.

It should be noted that the Type 004 is not moving forward in摸索 (blindly), but is built on the mature technology platform of the Type 003 Fujian.

The Type 004 will adopt a fully independently designed integrated power system, providing energy security for electromagnetic catapults, phased array radars, and future directed energy weapons.

In addition, the Type 004 may become the world's first carrier equipped with a drone coordination control center, meaning that it is not just a landing platform, but a comprehensive maritime system with artificial intelligence command, unmanned combat groups, and electromagnetic energy management.

Analysis suggests that China's Type 004 carrier could be operational around 2027, and compared to the U.S. Ford class, China's Type 004 was designed from the beginning with a generation-defying concept. More importantly, China's advanced concepts can be implemented, unlike the Ford, where new technologies bring more new problems.

Chinese Aircraft Carrier

On the carrier track, the most commonly mentioned word in U.S. public opinion now is "experience."

They believe that experience can offset all gaps, allowing lagging technology to maintain a leading position.

However, experience also has two sides. The U.S. Navy's nuclear carrier system is based on Cold War thinking, expedition, supply, and global deployment.

This model was irreplaceable in the last century, but in the era of electromagnetism, unmanned systems, and intelligence, it is becoming a costly burden.

The U.S. experience means a high maintenance cycle, redundant command chains, complicated coordination mechanisms for carrier aircraft, and a single ship life cycle cost of hundreds of billions of dollars.

China has no such burden. Starting from the first domestically built carrier, it has built a system with intelligent management and modular shipbuilding concepts.

This approach allows China to directly adopt the most advanced industrial standards, building the carrier into a power-driven maritime data center, rather than continuing with the cumbersome machines of the old era.

Chinese Aircraft Carrier

Moreover, the so-called experience of the United States itself has many problems.

On one hand, the so-called experience of the United States is just bullying small countries, including always boasting about military combat experience, which is basically accumulated from fighting small countries. Moreover, even when fighting small countries, there hasn't been a war that achieved complete victory.

This experience is treated as a treasure, which is ridiculous.

On the other hand, for high-tech, the United States itself doesn't have much experience. Unmanned systems and intelligent technologies are only recently developed, so how can you claim to be ahead by 10 years?

When the Type 004 is officially launched and equipped with sixth-generation carrier aircraft, what the world sees is not just another carrier built by China, but the birth of a new navy. At that time, the United States may still talk about a 10-year gap, but the direction of the generation gap will completely change.

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