China recently commissioned its third aircraft carrier since 2012. The Fujian is the largest non-nuclear warship in the world, displacing ~80,000 tons.
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India's aircraft carrier programme has moved in clear stages. It began with carriers that were bought or refurbished, such as the first INS Vikrant commissioned in 1961, which introduced carrier ...
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China now has three aircraft carriers and the world’s largest navy by ship count—but these flattops are not the frontline ...
These ships fit into China’s strategy of extending its defensive perimeter beyond Japan, Okinawa, Taiwan, the Philippines, ...
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India’s carrier fleet at crossroads as China accelerates naval expansion
On 5 November, China commissioned its third aircraft carrier, Fujian, at its home port in Sanya on Hainan Island in the presence of President Xi Jinping. Displacing 80,000 tonnes, the carrier is capab ...
The launch of China’s Fujian aircraft carrier is widely regarded as a key development in the country’s maritime capabilities and one that directly threatens U.S. dominance in the Pacific. As China’s ...
Off Shanghai's coast, analysts caught another glimpse of the new warship that could forever change the history of naval ...
BANGKOK (AP) — China began sea trials of its most advanced amphibious assault ship on Friday, only a week after commissioning its latest aircraft carrier as part of the rapid modernization of its navy ...
A vessel believed to be the Sichuan, a key asset for potential amphibious operations against Taiwan, departs Shanghai ...
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