001A CV-16 Liaoning to be floated out soon, after a 6 month-long maintenance and upgrade works at Dalian. It is expected that the upgrade and finishing works will continue for another 1-2 months before Liaoning can set sail again.
6 months is in line with all previous estimates, and the next one would probably be about 2027-2028? Having the Taiwan 2027 Deadline in mind, there should be one more dry dock visit before the “shit hits the fan moment”, if that does indeed happen.