China's Third Aircraft Carrier Completes Maiden Sea Trials | 14 May 2024

Source: TH

China's third aircraft carrier, Fujian has successfully completed its eight-day maiden sea trials.

• Fujian is an 80,000-tonne supercarrier with electromagnetic catapults for launching aircraft.
  • Trials focused on propulsion, electrical systems, and other equipment, achieving expected results.
• China is the second country after the US to field a supercarrier with this technology.
• China’s first aircraft carrier Liaoning was commissioned in 2012 and the second carrier Shadong was launched in 2017.
• China announced that it is building its fourth aircraft carrier, likely a nuclear-powered supercarrier.
• Indian Navy’s carriers:
  • The Indian Navy operates two aircraft carriers namely the INS Vikramaditya, a refurbished Russian carrier commissioned in 2013, and the INS Vikrant, an indigenously designed and built carrier commissioned in September 2022.

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