005 nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is coming? Linglong One with 300,000 horsepower exceeds Nimitz and shocks the West.

Today's China is really different.

Not long ago, the state boldly sold 16 "heavyweights of the country" on e-commerce platforms. Among them, the most eye-catching was the cover product "nuclear energy power bank" - Linglong One. It is said that it can provide enough mobile phone standby for 200,000 years in one day, and has been mocked by many netizens as a "family heirloom".

However, joking aside, this "nuclear energy power bank" has great origins. As the world's first small nuclear reactor to pass the International Atomic Energy Agency's General Safety Review Standards, Linglong One is considered the hope for China's 005 nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.

Data shows that Linglong One is 14 meters tall, less than 10 meters wide and long, with an output power of 310MW, nearly 300,000 horsepower, even exceeding that of the Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. Moreover, its safety is extremely high, reaching the standard of military nuclear reactors, laying a solid foundation for the construction of the 005 nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.

As we all know, the aircraft carrier is the master of the sea and a reflection of a country's maritime military strength. The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, with its "infinite cruising ability", has become a symbol of powerful long-range military force.

Back in 1961, the United States had its first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. At that time, our country's weak economic foundation made it difficult to start aircraft carrier construction. In order for pilots to master aircraft carrier combat techniques and various flight skills in advance, we once built a "concrete aircraft carrier model", which unexpectedly provoked Western mockery: "We are obsessed with aircraft carriers."

In fact, this is not the first time we have encountered provocation. In 1994, the U.S. Navy, taking advantage of its ocean-going naval superiority, sent the USS Kitty Hawk and numerous escort ships into China's Yellow Sea area. Under the circumstances of the enemy being strong and us being weak, it was the pilots who drove the four-aircraft formation composed of Su-27SK and 811 fighters that, with the determination to perish together, forced the entire aircraft carrier battle group to retreat deep into the Pacific Ocean.

Thirty years later, this incident remains etched in the bones of the Chinese people. However, despite the fact that China now has three aircraft carriers in operation and under construction, it still cannot make us fully stand up straight. Compared to the eleven nuclear-powered aircraft carriers currently in service with the US side, China's aircraft carriers still rely on conventional fuel power sources.

History has repeatedly proven: "Being backward means being beaten."

Back then, the technology for forging high-speed train wheel axles was monopolized by Japan and Germany, and they held China's high-speed rail "chokepoint" at high prices; the "life/good/benefits" anti-aging technology, which was long controlled by US and Japanese enterprises, saw its core raw material priced at up to $23,000 per gram, blocking countless groups with needs from access; the US and the West also restricted the supply of lithography machines, causing a risk of disruption in the supply of domestic mobile phone chips in China;

Therefore, the 005 aircraft carrier must be nuclear-powered. Apart from avenging past humiliations, it is also the future trend of aircraft carrier development. The limited long-distance patrol and endurance capabilities of conventional-powered aircraft carriers make this bone tough to chew, but it must be chewed.

The key to a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is reactor technology.

After hard-fought efforts by Chinese researchers over more than ten years, significant achievements were finally made. In August 2023, with the successful lifting of the core module of the first small nuclear reactor made entirely in China - Linglong One, China's modular small reactor technology successfully took the lead in the world, or may even be equipped on the 005th aircraft carrier.

At the same time, what is particularly uplifting is that as China continues to achieve substantive breakthroughs in high-end technology fields, the high-speed rail axle technology, which was once monopolized by Japan and Germany, has been broken through by China, increasing the total length of high-speed railways by more than 3 million kilometers, no longer having to look at others' faces;

The "life/good/benefits" science and technology products related to the quality of life for the elderly in China also overcame the core raw material extraction technology last year and achieved large-scale production. Platforms such as JD.com show that the product is currently in the low hundreds;

Considering the positive reactions of users in terms of energy and sleep, researchers stated that they will accelerate the advancement of core technologies and promote the further popularization of "life/good/benefits"-type technologies, allowing people to experience their youth again for the price of a cup of milk tea.

Moreover, recently, the team of the Chinese Academy of Sciences announced the successful development of all-solid-state laser technology, which is expected to enable mass production of 3nm chips, directly breaking through the technical blockade set by the US and the West. Upon hearing this news, the Chinese people felt proud and uplifted.

Recently, the official Weibo account of Jiangnan Shipyard dropped a bombshell, with the accompanying photo showing a new aircraft carrier with hull number 20. Judging from the photos, the superstructure of this aircraft carrier is smaller than that of the Liaoning and Shandong, and looks very similar to the American Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, sparking extensive discussions at home and abroad.

China has always been relatively restrained in displaying external technology. This message, along with the bold display of the research results of the Linglong One reactor technology during China's Double Eleven, indicates that China is confident in its technology. Perhaps, China's 005 nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is really coming.

According to a military expert's in-depth analysis, the 005 aircraft carrier will not only be equipped with the latest nuclear power technology but also with the innovative and disruptive medium-voltage DC integrated power system technology, which has very strong combat and defensive capabilities, possibly surpassing the US by a generation.

We might as well wait and see!

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