Reference News Network September 23 report: According to the U.S. "The War Zone" channel on September 22, China's aircraft carrier capabilities have made a major leap.
The report said that the People's Liberation Army Navy demonstrated the ability of aircraft to take off and land from the first aircraft carrier equipped with an electromagnetic catapult system, the Fujian, which is the Fujian. The official photos released by the Chinese Navy today confirmed that the J-35 stealth fighter and the KJ-600 carrier-based early warning aircraft conducted test flights on the aircraft carrier, which is unprecedented.
The report also said that video of three types of carrier-based aircraft taking off and landing from the aircraft carrier suddenly appeared, which was somewhat shocking.
The report emphasized that although it is unclear how long these fixed-wing aircraft have been performing flight missions on the aircraft carrier, it is surprising that all three types of aircraft successfully took off and landed on the aircraft carrier.
The report also said that in general, testing the Fujian's ability to catapult and recover fixed-wing aircraft is a crucial step toward service. This capability has caused a great reaction, not only because this aircraft carrier is entirely domestically produced, but also because the most important components of its air wing, the J-35 and the KJ-600, are also domestically produced. Therefore, the Chinese Navy is simultaneously introducing a new aircraft carrier design and at least two new naval aircraft designs, which is impressive.
The report also pointed out that notably, the U.S. Navy's "Gerald R. Ford" aircraft carrier is the first aircraft carrier in history to use an electromagnetic catapult system to send aircraft into the air. However, so far, it has not yet catapulted the F-35C.
No matter what challenges and difficulties the Chinese Navy may face in its new domestically produced aircraft carrier, advanced electromagnetic catapult system, and latest aircraft fleet, the electromagnetic catapult system on the Fujian demonstrates a broader modernization process within the navy. (Translated by Xu Yanhong)
The J-15T carrier-based fighter jet takes off from the Fujian via electromagnetic catapult (Xinhua photo)
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