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"Nahaufnahme" der Fujian, des ersten wirklich größeren Trägers der Chinesen. Bemerkenswert ist, dass sie das EMALS "schon" (d. h. so schnell) an Bord hat, was bislang nur die Gerald R. Ford hatte.
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Zitat:China commissions Fujian aircraft carrierhttps://www.janes.com/osint-insights/def...ft-carrier
China has commissioned its third and largest aircraft carrier, Fujian (CV-18), in a ceremony on Hainan Island.
Fujian is the largest operational aircraft carrier in the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) and is also the first to be equipped with an electromagnetic aircraft launch system (EMALS). The vessel was commissioned at a naval dockyard in Sanya on 5 November, with China's Ministry of National Defense (MND) formally announcing the event on 7 November.
The carrier, which was laid down in 2016 and launched in 2022, has conducted at least nine sea trials since May 2024. Fujian ' s EMALS catapult makes it capable of operating a variety of new naval aircraft, including the Xi'an KJ-600 ‘Sea Plate' airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft. Janes has previously estimated that the carrier's air wing will comprise 40 fixed-wing aircraft, in addition to helicopters.
During the commissioning ceremony, four types of aircraft were shown parked on the deck of the vessel, including the fifth-generation Shenyang J-35 naval fighter, which does not yet have a formal naval designation, the Shenyang J-15T fourth-generation fighter, the KJ-600, and the Hongdu Z-20J medium multirole naval helicopter. The J-35 naval variant, the J-15T, and the KJ-600 undertook their maiden flight operations from Fujian earlier in 2025. The appearance of the four types of aircraft at the commissioning indicates that Fujian's air wing will primarily comprise these platforms, with the likely addition of the J-15DT electronic warfare (EW) fighter.
Schneemann