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

[Imran Khan]

great news for china . we are happy as chines allies

 

[Super Falcon]

Should've. Stationed to gawadar

 

[faithfulguy]

Congrats to China. This is very fast.

 

[kankan326]

Another example of China speed.

 

[My-Analogous]

The launch date of China's first home-made aircraft carrier, CV17 Shandong, is approaching. Some rumors said the new carrier will hit water at Apr. 23 (the 68th anniversary of PLA Navy), i.e. only two days from now. Let's start to celebrate!

Here are the most recent pictures of CV17 Shandong.
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@mods, since the new carrier is with significant importance to China, I believe the great news is worth of a separate thread on this China section. Plz. NOT merge it with other thread. Many thanks in advance.

Despite increased tensions near China and abroad, China will take this opportunity to show that she will not back down from any challenges foreign and domestic. To this end, the CV-17 Improved Liaoning Carrier will be commissioned into the Naval Register as the "Shandong".

The Shandong will complete it's fitting out and will receive it's full complement of 48x aircraft and helicopters. It will be assigned to the Eastern Fleet alongside the Liaoning and will serve as the flagship of the fleet.

With this carrier present, China's ability to project airpower in the Eastern China Sea will be unmatched by any regional competitors. Three more nuclear powered carriers, which are much more capable, are currently in the pipeline and will see completion in the mid 2020's.

President Jingping had the following to say:

"Today is a great day for China. Every citizen should feel the same pride that I feel in our nation and our ability to produce a vessel of such capability. Today marks the day when China will be truly recognized as the superpower that it is. This carrier will be a reminder to all that China is not willing to be cowed by any threats or aggression from abroad."

Chinese state television will broadcast the commissioning ceremony over all channels, while patriotic Chinese programming will fill the rest of the programming schedule for the day. News channels will spend the day discussing the carrier's capabilities and how it matches up with other regional powers.

https://www.reddit.com/r/GlobalPowers/comments/5ajdxe/eventcommissioning_of_cv17_shandong/

 

[Sully3]

Beautiful carrier much modern than other so called aircraft carriers in the region.

would love to see it do a goodwill visit to Gwadar.

 

[lcloo]

Flight deck is almost all cleared...

 

[shahbaz baig]

Should've. Stationed to gawadar

agreed, as indian & U.S Naval are increasing tensions in south china sea, strait of malacca
we should deploy it near strait of hormuz
this is awesome news, i am happy & feeling proud for china.

 

[ahojunk]

China eyes building more aircraft carriers
2017-04-21 10:22 | Global Times | Editor: Li Yan

Marines need to be beefed up to provide offshore support: expert

China's military is eyeing more aircraft carriers to enhance its capabilities, experts said, as the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Daily reported the achievements of the Chinese navy since 1949.

Sunday marks the 68th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese navy, with the PLA Daily listing the navy's achievements, including escorting ships at sea, building an aircraft battle group, and joint military exercises.

As a country with an 18,000 kilometer-long coastline and vast maritime resources under its watch, China needs to build a strong navy to protect its sovereignty and maritime interests, safeguard the security of strategic maritime channels and engage in international cooperation amid mounting maritime disputes and challenging maritime safety conditions, the PLA Daily said on Thursday.

China has enhanced the battle capabilities of its aircraft carrier, with more than 10 pilots from carrier-based jet fighters and commanders getting their certificates, making China one of the few countries capable of training its own pilots for aircraft carriers, the PLA Daily report said.

"In the long run, China needs to develop its own aircraft carrier battle teams, with at least six aircraft carriers, maritime forces led by guided missile destroyers, as well as attack submarines," Xu Guangyu, a senior advisor to the China Arms Control and Disarmament Association, told the Global Times.

"It was a big step for China to enhance the fighting capability after its aircraft carrier completed a live-fire drill, conducting exercises in various regions and training in the western Pacific Ocean for the first time in 2016," read the report.

The marine corps also needs to be beefed up to around 80,000 to 100,000 to offer offshore support, or 5 percent of the PLA, he added.

These aircraft carriers will enable the PLA Navy to break through the first island chain involving South Korea, Japan, Taiwan island and the Philippines to achieve command of the sea, Xu said.

"China will build about 10 more bases for the six aircraft carriers," Xu said, adding that they can be built around countries friendly to China, such as Pakistan.

"Hopefully, China could have bases in every continent, but that depends on countries which would like to cooperate with China," Xu said.

China is close to completing its second aircraft carrier, which will begin service by 2020, China Central Television reported, citing military experts.

The PLA Daily report also said patrols to safeguard China's maritime interests have been standardized, with more than 100 patrol boats and jet fighters patrolling key areas.

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[Hassan Guy]

Ye....not going very well over here tho

Beautiful carrier much modern than other so called aircraft carriers in the region.

would love to see it do a goodwill visit to Gwadar.

agreed, as indian & U.S Naval are increasing tensions in south china sea.

Should've. Stationed to gawadar

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Don't forget we need a modern Navy too.......

 

[shahbaz baig]

Ye....not going very well over here tho
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Don't forget we need a modern Navy too.......

dont forget powerful China means powerful Pak & vice versa, & am saying it from the core of my heart.

 

[Hassan Guy]

dont forget powerful china means powerful pak & Vice versa, & am saying it from the core of my heart.

Unfortunately no such related developments are taking place in Pakistan.

 

[shahbaz baig]

Unfortunately no such related developments are taking place in Pakistan.

our soils, our heart, our love, our enthusiasm should be enough which China got it from us 70 years ago.

 

[Beast]

I dont think it will be called shandong. It might named after a southern province

 

[Beast]

Indian Hindu is coming and about to sour some sarcasms...



Named Taiwan is highly expected by netizens.

Taiwan is definitely not a province. By right, it shall be under Fujian.