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China Likely to Become Aircraft Carrier Superpower Soon






By Hong Soon-do
Beijing correspondent, AsiaToday
July 24, 2016

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[China’s first domestic carrier 001A is at the last stage of construction. It might be deployed as
early as the end of the year./ Source: search engine Baidu]



It seems that China is ready to launch its first indigenous aircraft carrier (CV), the Type 001A,
by the end of the year. As a result, China, which operates a rehabilitated ex-Soviet aircraft carrier,
is expected to become a full-fledged aircraft carrier operating country soon. Furthermore, it’s
certain that the country will continue to bring more domestic aircraft carriers into service to turn
itself into an aircraft carrier superpower.


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Here Comes China's First Homebuilt Aircraft Carrier






​China's second aircraft carrier probably won't be ready for action until 2020.​


By Kyle Mizokami
August 18, 2016

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China's first home-built aircraft carrier is nearing completion. Satellite photographs indicate most major construction is complete, though
much remains to be done and the carrier probably won't be operational until 2020 at the earliest.

The ship is the first of the Type 001A class and has been tentatively nicknamed "CV17" by China-watchers. China's first carrier, Liaoning,
is CV16. Liaoning was originally a Soviet aircraft carrier and was bought in the late 1990s as scrap—with the stated intention of being
converted into a casino. But she found her way into the hands of the Chinese Navy and spent more than a decade being refitted before
being finally commissioned in 2012. China is building CV17 itself. Here's video of Liaoning conducting flight operations in the Yellow Sea:


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A new type of aircraft carrier is gearing up to dominate the seas






By Alex Lockie
August 19, 2016

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[The amphibious assault ship USS America. US Navy photo]


When the US first fielded the USS America, a new amphibious assault ship that conspicuously lacked a well deck to launch landing ships,
more than a few people were confused. But word has come back from the Rim of the Pacific Exercise, and it looks like this new breed of
aircraft carrier could be the future of amphibious warfare.

Typically, the US has fielded amphibious assault ships loaded with helicopters and landing craft intended to pull up just a few miles off of
a beach, rapidly deploy, and overwhelm defenses from the sea and air, D-Day style. But the USS America, the first in its class, rethinks
that old paradigm.


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More concerning, if true ... Russia maybe building a bomber that can carry nukes in outer space. If so, they'd be able to launch a nuke any place in the world within 2 hours.

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China Wants to Launch Carrier Fighters Just Like the U.S. Navy






Here's what that could mean for the western Pacific.​


By Eric Tegler
September 27, 2016

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For nearly sixty years, U.S. Navy fighters have launched from aircraft carrier decks with steam-powered catapults. These catapults were
created for carriers because they can safely accelerate large aircraft with big payloads. Catapult-Assisted Take-Off But Arrested Recovery
(CATOBAR) operations soon became the norm for the U.S. Navy and a handful of its allies.

Now China is looking to get in on the action. Growing evidence suggests that the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy is mimicking the
U.S. Navy's launch methods, and the change could have big ramifications for the western Pacific.


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$12.9B, 4.5 Acres: Navy's Next-Generation Aircraft Carrier








By STEVE MCMILLAN, NATHAN GRIFFITHS AND STEVE HELBER, ASSOCIATED PRESS
November 11, 2016

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The Navy refers to its newest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, as "4.5 acres of sovereign U.S. territory." The $12.9 billion warship
— the first of the Navy's next generation of aircraft carriers — is in the final stages of construction after cost overruns and a delay of more
than one year.

This carrier and those that will follow, including the USS John F. Kennedy and the USS Enterprise, will replace the Nimitz-class carriers, which
were first commissioned in 1975. Construction on the Ford started in 2009 and on the Kennedy in 2015. Construction is scheduled to start on
the Enterprise in 2018, but that could be pushed back.


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