CV-17 Shandong - Type 002 Aircraft Carrier News & Discussions

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山东舰

 

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[cnleio]

CV-17 'Shan Dong' A.C ?!

 

[Deino]

CV-17 'Shan Dong' A.C ?!

Seems so and it seems also as if all the latest images posted are in fact older ones, since here in this dated 20. November 2016 the ramp already looks painted.

Deino

 

[Deino]

Seems so and it seems also as if all the latest images posted are in fact older ones, since here in this dated 20. November 2016 the ramp already looks painted.

Deino

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Uppps .. still no paint, here's a better image also dated 20. November.

 

[samsara]

Foreign media: China's first home-made aircraft carrier (CV-17) may be deployed to the South China Sea. Foreign media closely focus on trend of China's new home-made aircraft carrier.

CCTV 4 中文国际 - FOCUS TODAY 今日关注 2017.02.03

• ROK, US defense chief agree on THAAD deployment within this year as scheduled
• New-type Warplanes are deployed to ROK and Japan
• Over 100 jet fighters will be deployed at Iwakuni base, Japan
• US military will deploy 12 F-16 fighters to ROK within this month for guard relief
• 5 early warning aircraft will be deployed to Japan
• To contain China? US pushes forward deployment of strategic weapons in APAC
  
• RUS ambassador to ROK: If ROK deploys THAAD, RUS will accordingly take measures

US media: China test-fires DF-5C ICBM carrying 10 independent warheads.
China's hypersonic vehicle may penetrate US missile defense system. China successfully conducts hypersonic vehicle test for the 7th time.

Japan and US confirm US-Japan Security Treaty is applicable to Diaoyu Islands. US SecDef claims to fulfill its obligations to Japan's defense.

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Beijing vows its new aircraft carrier will be based in the disputed South China Sea in warning to the US and its regional neighbours

By Dave Burke for Mail Online AND REUTERS, 2017-02-01

• China reportedly plans to place its new carrier in disputed waters
• It comes days after White House pledged to challenge Chinese occupation
• It could cause a flashpoint among China's rivals in the area
• Reports say the move will help military respond to 'complicated situations'

Tensions between the Trump administration and China could be set to heighten amid reports that Beijing plans to place a new aircraft carrier in disputed waters.

Reports in the Chinese media state that the carrier, provisionally named the Shandong, is set to sited closed to the South China Sea.

 

[Deino]

Uppps .. still no paint, here's a better image also dated 20. November.

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Not sure if a recent one ... but at least different to the one from November 2016:

 

[Deino]

Not sure if a recent one ... but at least different to the one from November 2016:

Not only that huge crane ...

 

[ahojunk]

China’s new aircraft carrier to be launched early 2017 and to enter the service by 2020, experts say
(People's Daily Online) 03:16, February 15, 2017

China’s second aircraft carrier is scheduled to be launched later this year and is expected to enter the service by 2020, Xu Guangyu, a retired Chinese military officer and consultant to the China Arms Control and Disarmament Assn, said in an interview with Beijing Media Network.

China's first home-made aircraft carrier, designed to be a base for fighter jets and helicopters, is now near completion. The aircraft carrier is the first of the Type 001A class, and represents an important step in advancing China's naval power.

"The aircraft carrier is being built as planned. Most of its major construction and design work has been completed. Its hull has already been assembled in a shipyard. The ship will soon be equipped with aviation, radar and other facilities," said Chinese Defense Ministry Spokesperson Wu Qian in October 2016, when he was responding to media inquiries on alleged aircraft carrier images circulating online.

Yin Zhuo, a Chinese naval expert, also confirmed in a CCTV interview that China's first home-made aircraft carrier is expected to be launched in water in early 2017.

There is still a large amount of work to do at the carrier’s outfitting stage after its launching. It will take about one to two years to carry out functional debugging for its devices as well as weapons and equipment. The new aircraft carrier could begin its sea trial by early 2019, Xu said.

Xu also mentioned in the interview that Chinese carrier pilots are also under training, with an expectation of forming two aviation units.

 

[monitor]

Hi-res photo of 001A's island.

 

[Deino]

Very nice ... come on ! Let's give that damn thing a coat of paint and let it swim.

Deino

 

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People's Daily Online
2nd carrier almost complete
In-Depth Coverage
People's Daily Online

(Global Times) 10:19, February 21, 2017

China is close to completing its second aircraft carrier, which will begin service by 2020, experts said.

China Central Television (CCTV) reported that the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy's Type 001A class aircraft carrier's scaffold has been removed and red undercoat has been painted below the ship's waterline in Dalian, northeastern Liaoning Province, and that a launching ceremony will soon be held.

"Unlike the Liaoning(Type 001), China's first aircraft carrier, a refitted ship built by Ukraine (under the former Soviet Union), the 001A is China-built, and its design, combat capability and technologies will be much more advanced," Song Zhongping, a military expert, told the Global Times.

"One key difference is the design will be more 'humanized,' which means all personnel on the carrier will enjoy a more comfortable and modern environment," Song said.

However, "there's still a long way to go from its launch to enlistment, which normally takes two years," Yin Zhuo, a senior researcher at the PLA Navy Equipment Research Center, told CCTV.

Song said "its status can be compared to a house whose paint job has been completed but requires decorating, which, in military terms, is called the 'outfitting stage.'"

It means all weapons and equipment, including the radar system, air defense system and communications system will be outfitted on the carrier. After this, the carrier and aircraft on it will be tested, and then the carrier will be ready to serve, Song said.

"Construction of the aircraft carrier is on schedule. Most of its construction and design work has been completed. Its hull has already been assembled at the shipyard. The ship will soon be equipped with radar and other facilities," said Chinese defense ministry spokesperson Wu Qian in October 2016, in response to media inquiries on reported aircraft carrier images circulating online.

A large amount of work remains to be done on the carrier's outfitting stage after it's launched, presumably sometime this year, Li Jie, a naval military expert, said. "It will take about one to two years to carry out functional debugging of its devices, weapons and equipment. The new aircraft carrier can begin sea trials by early 2019."

Catapult technology

On December 31, 2015 the Chinese defense ministry formally announced the construction of the 001A, and another spokesperson Yang Yujun said, "This carrier, with a displacement of 50,000 tons, will be the base for J-15 fighters and other types of aircraft."

The design and construction of the second aircraft carrier is based on experience, research and training from the first carrier, the Liaoning, Yang added.

Based on information released by the Chinese defense ministry, 001A's aircraft will still use the ski-jump method of taking off from a ski ramp on the front of the carrier just like its "sister," the Liaoning, rather than more advanced catapult technology used by US aircraft carriers.

China is looking into catapult technology, Li said, and the technology will likely be adopted on the 002, China's third aircraft carrier, which is being built in Shanghai.

"In other words, 002 is entirely different from the Liaoning (001) and 001A, and it will look like US aircraft carrier rather than a Russian one," Li said.

Most advanced aircraft carriers use the Electromagnetic Catapult System, or Electromagnetic launcher (EML), to launch carrier-based jets, but China is still testing steam catapults, Li said. "The main difference is that EMLs are more flexible and the system's speed can be controlled, so it can launch aircraft of different sizes."

Yin said "in order to protect China's territories and overseas interests, China needs two carrier strike groups in the West Pacific Ocean and two in the Indian Ocean. So we need at least five to six aircraft carriers."

 

[salarsikander]

Chinese way Is becoming new trend. Follow this trend and rise or perish and cease to exist

 

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Picture to daal yaar
OP without a Pic

 

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China's Second Aircraft Carrier Is Almost Complete (And 4 More Could Be Coming)

Dave Majumdar
February 22, 2017

According to Chinese state media, Beijing’s first domestically built carrier is nearing completion at Dalian.

The vessel—which is expected to become operational in 2020—will be launched soon.

Thereafter, the new carrier will spend roughly the next two years being outfitted with various systems such as sensors and other hardware.

Compared to the Liaoning—which was rebuilt from the decaying hulk of the Soviet Kuznetsov-class Baku—the Beijing’s new Type-001A will be much improved. Particularly, the Chinese have improved the crew spaces—which have never been a priority onboard Russian vessels.

“Unlike the Liaoning (Type 001), China's first aircraft carrier, a refitted ship built by Ukraine (under the former Soviet Union), the 001A is China-built, and its design, combat capability and technologies will be much more advanced,” Song Zhongping, a Chinese military expert, told the Global Times. “One key difference is the design will be more 'humanized,' which means all personnel on the carrier will enjoy a more comfortable and modern environment.”

After the ship is launched, workers at Dalian will still have to outfit the new carrier with all of its mission systems such as radars, communications gears and other hardware. That process could take up to two years, after which the new ship will have to undergo various sea trials to ensure all of its systems work correctly. “It will take about one to two years to carry out functional debugging of its devices, weapons and equipment,” Chinese naval expert Li Jie told the People’s Daily. “The new aircraft carrier can begin sea trials by early 2019."

However, after Type-001A is completed, China will abandon the ski-jump equipped Kuznetsov-class design and develop a new carrier equipped with steam catapults. China has been developing an Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System similar to those found onboard the soon-to-be-commissioned USS Gerald Ford (CVN-78), but Beijing will likely stick to steam catapults until the electromagnetic catapult technology is more mature. “In other words, 002 is entirely different from the Liaoning (001) and 001A, and it will look like US aircraft carrier rather than a Russian one," Li said.

Ultimately, Beijing will likely build at least a half-dozen carriers to meet its requirements.


Source:
http://nationalinterest.org/blog/th...ft-carrier-almost-complete-4-more-could-19542