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China has begun testing a third aircraft carrier

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Fujian was the first Chinese aircraft carrier to use electromagnetic catapults instead of short-runway ski-jumps to launch aircraft.

Third Chinese aircraft carrier Fujian the first sea trials on the high seas began. CGTN television channel reported this on Wednesday, May 1.

It is indicated that during the tests, the main attention will be paid to checking the reliability and stability of the power plants and electrical systems of the aircraft carrier, which is completely developed and developed in China.

After launching in June 2022 at the Shanghai shipyard Fujian carried out mooring tests, work on equipping and setting up equipment, based on the results of which the ship is recognized as meeting the technical requirements for sea trials.

It is known that it is the first Chinese aircraft carrier of a new generation, using three modern electromagnetic catapults (EMALS) to launch the aircraft, instead of ski-jumps with a short runway, as in the first two aircraft carriers – Liaoning (Liaoning) and Shandong (Shandong).

Fujian has a displacement of more than 80 thousand tons and a total weight when fully loaded of about 100 thousand tons. It has a non-nuclear power plant.

Previously, the Chinese Navy had two aircraft carriers. The first is Liaoning – was built on the basis of an unfinished Soviet carrier-based cruiser Varangian, China bought from Ukraine, the second – Shandong – created based on Liaoning. Both ships are equipped with a non-nuclear propulsion system.

In the USA, an aircraft was tested with an 18-ton bomb
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