21.12.2024, 14:03
Die Liaoning hat wohl einige Modifikationen erfahren...
Schneemann
Zitat:China refits first aircraft carrier for streamlined ordnance deliverieshttps://www.janes.com/osint-insights/def...deliveries
China carried out several modifications on the flight deck of its first aircraft carrier Liaoning during the ship's latest refurbishment. Liaoning underwent its latest refurbishment works from February 2023 to late February 2024, according to dates published in Chinese state-affiliated news websites.
No details have been provided by these news outlets on what the refurbishment programme comprised. But images of the vessel taken at its post-refurbishment sea trials in March 2024 indicate the presence of full-scale fighter aircraft mock-ups on its flight deck. [...] Recent satellite images of the modified Admiral Kuznetsov-class vessel confirm that China has added a weapons elevator in the aft section of the aircraft carrier's flight deck after the refurbishment. It measures about 6×2 m, and it is located across the flight deck's foul line at about 3.5 m forward of the vessel's stern. Satellite images taken of the ship before its latest refurbishment do not show the presence of this elevator.
In addition to this new weapons elevator at aft, China has also incorporated two weapons elevators in between the aircraft carriers jet blast deflectors in the forward section.
Schneemann