NATO classifies it as a Yulan-class landing helicopter assault craft, similar to Western amphibious assault ships, which are different from aircraft carriers. The lead ship in the class was ...

While other amphibious assault ships have only been able to carry helicopters and vertical/short takeoff and landing aircraft, the Sichuan is equipped with a carrier-style catapult system and ...

Beijing, China, Dec. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aircraft carriers are important ... It is China's first domestically-made carrier that uses catapults. With a full-load displacement of more ...

The J-15T, which is capable of catapult launches and reverse command, has demonstrated its preliminary readiness for takeoff and landing operations on the Fujian aircraft carrier, Xinhua quoted ...

The 40,000-ton Type 076 amphibious assault ship is equipped with a catapult system, similar to an aircraft carrier, enabling launch fixed-wing aircraft. Newsweek's weekly update maps aircraft ...

The White House announced that the Navy chose to name the fifth and sixth Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers as USS William J. Clinton (CVN-82) and ...

The Chinese naval build up continues with the launch of Sichuan amphibious assault ship, the lead ship of the Type 076 class, displacing 40,000 tons and equipped with an electromagnetic catapult ...

At the Airshow China 2024, held in November in Zhuhai, South China's Guangdong Province, China unveiled three new types of carrier-borne fixed-wing aircraft: the J-15T fighter jet, which has been ...

Beijing, China, Dec. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aircraft carriers are important strategic ... It is China's first domestically-made carrier that uses catapults. With a full-load displacement of more ...