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April 3, 2019

 

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Role of aircraft carrier Liaoning shifts from training to combat: executive officer
By Liu Xuanzun Source:Global Times Published: 2019/4/24 22:03:40

A flotilla including China's aircraft carrier Liaoning (Bottom) embark on a new training mission upon arrival at an unidentified sea area, July 13, 2017. Chinese aircraft carrier formation conducted coordination training on Thursday. Photo: Xinhua

Originally designated a training and test ship, China's first aircraft carrier the Liaoning is starting to play a combat role following recent modifications and intensive training exercises, the vessel's executive officer revealed amid the celebrations of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy's 70th anniversary.

A Wednesday report by China Central Television (CCTV) revealed details on the modifications, which happened during scheduled regular maintenance from August 2018.

The aircraft carrier has been equipped with upgraded arresting cables made of new materials. This will provide a larger buffer capacity when aircraft lands and also extends the cables' life, CCTV reported.

There is a new arresting net stand, which raises a safety net across the flight deck helping halt a landing aircraft in case of emergency.

The superstructure received a boost to its anti-jamming capability, and the flight control tower was enlarged so the crew members have more space and a better view.

The propulsion system and power system also had several optimizations and improvements and they are now more stable and efficient, according to the report.

Other places, including the flight deck and pipeline system, also saw improvements.

Lu Qiangqiang, an executive officer of the Liaoning, told CCTV that the modifications were made thanks to the experiences they had gathered during previous training exercises and trials.

"These changes will definitely help us make the best of the ship, improve our training protocols and boost our combat capability even further," Lu said.

"The Liaoning is shifting from a training and test ship to a combat ship. I believe this process is going faster and faster, and we will achieve our goal very soon," Lu said.

The experiences gained from the Liaoning carrier will also be used on China's new aircraft carriers, an anonymous military expert told the Global Times on Wednesday.

China's second aircraft carrier is expected to be commissioned soon, and the expert said that although the new carrier looks similar to the Liaoning, it is likely to have been further modified, making it a stronger warship.

"Through the development of the Liaoning carrier, we learned some technical patterns in building large and super-large vessels," CCTV quoted Yin Zhuo, a senior researcher at the PLA Naval Equipment Research Center, as saying.

The commissioning of the Liaoning was a comprehensive boost to the development of the PLA Navy, and its benefit will become very clear in a decade or two, Yin said.

 

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Will Liaoning be refitted with EMALS after PLAN perfected the launch rail? Rumor stating type003 onwards will be fitted with EMALS, does this mean Type002 and Liaoning will get EMALS after type004 entering active service? The fighters from Type 001 & 002 can be shifted to Type 003 & 004. New fighters will be delivered after upgrade completion.

 

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A documentary movie by CCTV Chinese language for the international audience, the newly designated documentary program for select subjects: “National Memory”.

《国家记忆》人民海军逐梦70载：重温首艘航母“辽宁舰”的前世今生！20190424 | CCTV中文国际

PLA Navy 70th Anniversary — Relive the Past and Present of the China's First Aircraft Carrier Liaoning 20190424 | CCTV-4

A 26-minute segment, unfortunately it has no English subtitles.

 

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Will Liaoning be refitted with EMALS after PLAN perfected the launch rail? Rumor stating type003 onwards will be fitted with EMALS, does this mean Type002 and Liaoning will get EMALS after type004 entering active service? The fighters from Type 001 & 002 can be shifted to Type 003 & 004. New fighters will be delivered after upgrade completion.

Possible. With the slanted flat position best for EMAL mod so catapult training and ops can be relevant of Type001 and 002 while bow will remain non catapult ski jump.

 

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Possible. With the slanted flat position best for EMAL mod so catapult training and ops can be relevant of Type001 and 002 while bow will remain non catapult ski jump.

Good, thanks for the reply. In future, all PLAN carriers would launch fighters through EMALS carrying mixture of conventional and stealth fighters

 

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May 22, 2019

 

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Chinese carrier passes between Okinawa islands | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
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Japanese defense officials say a Chinese aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, navigated between two islands that are part of Okinawa Prefecture on Tuesday morning.

The carrier reportedly passed between Okinawa's main island and Miyako Island as it made its way from the East China Sea to the Pacific. It did not enter Japanese waters.

The last time a Chinese carrier was confirmed to have taken this route was in December 2016.

The Japanese Defense Ministry is keeping an eye on the ship and analyzing its mission.