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future of the Chinese Navy aircraft carrier battle group

LONDON January 10 news: According to the U.S., “Aviation Week” reported on January 5, the PLA is building its first aircraft carrier and all aspects of performance and stability, efforts to create the most in Asia strong military forces.

2009 years, the Japanese “Asahi Shimbun,” had an article published in the two revealed the Chinese-built aircraft carrier ambitions. From the shipyard in the Chinese military and received the news that the Chinese in Shanghai Changxing Island shipyard is building two 50,000-ton aircraft carrier, in which a plan in 2014 into the water. Meanwhile, Dalian Port is being converted former Soviet aircraft carrier, “Kuznetsov” was (5.85 tons), plans to put into use in 2012. From 2020 or shortly thereafter, the former Soviet Union, China will be designed but never built 1143.7 type “Ulyanovsk” was based on the construction of two 60,000-ton nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.

“Aviation Week” said, which means that China will by 2020 have included the “Kuznetsov” was including five aircraft carriers. Around the “Kuznetsov” aircraft carrier of the reconstruction but also for the future lay the foundation for the manufacture of aircraft carriers. From mid-2005, many Chinese military enthusiasts will continue to focus the “Kuznetsov” was the reconstruction, while there are some photos of it spread to the Internet.

2009 年 April “Kuznetsov” was from its berth at Dalian Port has been dragged into two miles outside of Dalian Shipyard dry dock No. 3. Since the end of April 2009, intensive equipment installation and repair work in succession to the hull. Until April 2010, “Kuznetsov” was dragged out of the dry dock. Recently, the Navy prepared according to a new electronic system; The system includes four domestic naval phased array radar and a new rotation array radar.

2003, China Harbin Institute of Technology have exhibited a similar “Kuznetsov” aircraft carrier number of Chinese-made model. The model is equipped with YJ-63 long-range anti-ship missiles, vertical launch air defense missile systems and 730 30-mm short-range defense system. And in November, sources said, the Chinese military is the “Kuznetsov” was the latest type of FL-3000N short-range air defense systems; each FL-3000N system is equipped with 24 missiles. Its appearance with the United States, “Raytheon”, developed by RAM-116 air defense missile system similar. FL-3000N system used in missiles to TY-90-based development, a maximum range of 9 km.

the same time, “Kuznetsov” was possible with the air forces began to take shape. Online has reported that Shenyang Aircraft Corporation in August 2009 completed the first aircraft F-15 flight. Sources said that the plane was the pilot in the Soviet -33 T-10K aircraft, based on imitation. Currently, the SAC is to further improve the F-awaited -15; it will assemble the latest Chinese-designed phased-array radar, the fifth generation of air to air missiles and air-launched YJ-63 long-range anti-ship missiles.

the same time, the PLA is still built frigates for its aircraft carrier battle groups. The fall of 2009, two shipyard began construction of two destroyers, but its configuration and the device did not disclose. It is reported that the Chinese side is expected to build 18 065A air defense frigates. Currently, the 093 has built two nuclear-powered attack submarines.

article said that by 2015, “Kuznetsov” was, and its sister carrier, together with its escort vessels may be deployed to the naval base in Sanya on Hainan Island. (Compiled: Sri Lanka years)