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China launches third, most advanced aircraft carrier named 'Fujian'

(CNN)China on Friday launched its third and most advanced aircraft carrier from Shanghai's Jiangnan Shipyard, with a new launch system that experts say is fast catching up with the United States.

Named "Fujian," the ship is China's first domestically designed and built catapult aircraft carrier, state-run news agency Xinhua reported. Its catapult-assisted launch system major upgrade from the less advanced ski jump-style system used on the Liaoning and the Shandong, its two predecessors, according to the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), a Washington-based think tank. [...] In addition to the launch system, the Fujian is equipped with blocking devices, and a full-load displacement of more than 80,000 tons, Xinhua reported, adding that the ship will carry out mooring tests and navigation tests after the launch. Matthew Funaiole, senior fellow at the CSIS's China Project, told CNN previously that the new ship would be the Chinese military's "first foray into a modern aircraft carrier."

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/06/17/china...index.html

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