Summary and Key Points: China's People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) is rapidly expanding its aircraft carrier fleet, with the Type 004 expected to be its first nuclear-powered carrier ...

China is consistently strengthening its ... making it the largest warship in the world. For years, the 004 type aircraft carrier project was shrouded in speculation due to a lack of official ...

"This means that the Chinese navy can always keep its aircraft carriers on standby in open seas ... Fujian's successor — commonly known as the Type 004 - will be of the "same size or even ...

An American aircraft carrier continued to patrol the South China Sea, and a Chinese "flattop" concluded a sea trial.

China has sent one of its aircraft carriers to the contested South China Sea near the shores of Vietnam, according to a satellite image captured on Tuesday. This came as the Chinese military ...

BEIJING--China is refurbishing its oldest aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, with new weapons systems and radar, and the vessel is expected to return to duty this year, according to media reports.

Satellite photos published by IHS Jane's 360 this week might show China's first indigenous aircraft carrier while it's under construction. The suspected carrier construction site in China's ...