CV-18 Fujian/003 CATOBAR carrier thread

[Deino]

And 1 year, 6 months and 4 days since the first trial. So basically 18 months from first trial.

And if we already have 81 J-35’s then soon there will be as many J-35s as there are F-35C’s and the production rates of J-35 and J-35A must already be way over 100 per year.

there are not 80 J-35 - not sure how you come to this ridicolous idea?! - but 4 confirmed.

 

[Salvationist]

Honestly they should've revealed the J35 launch today instead of months earlier.

 

[Blitzo]

I'm going off of my also meager knowledge of bows. Where dry firing the bow breaks the whole thing.

Dry firing catapults are very normal as part of routine testing.
USN carriers do it all the time too.

 

[AsuraGodFiend]

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Is this true?

 

[RoastGooseHKer]

Xi Jinping personally decided that the Fujian warship would adopt electromagnetic catapult technology.

Another gentleman would beg to differ and challenge him to a fist fight over what kind of catapult should be installed on carriers. Whoever loses will get his head shaved. He calls it the Art of the Duel.

 

[gk1713]

Xi Jinping personally decided that the Fujian warship would adopt electromagnetic catapult technology.

The photograph stirred deep emotions among Chinese who saw it, for it was this very visit to the Kitty Hawk that convinced the PLA to pursue the development of its own aircraft carrier. What few realized, however, was that within this delegation stood a young little secretary newly arrived in his post, quietly witnessing the moment the camera shutter clicked. That secretary who only days earlier, pressed the catapult button and commissioned the Fujian.

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耿飚和习近平都在军委工作的3年，正是中国军队开眼看世界的时候。1980年耿飚访美，这次访问让耿飚感受到了巨大的差距，他回来之后到各部队和院校作报告时都会提到如何利用高科技武器，听到这些思路的年轻人，除了未来的高级指挥官之外，还有陪同他左右的机要秘书、未来的中央军委主席习近平。
The three years during which Geng Biao and Xi Jinping worked together at the Central Military Commission marked a time when China’s armed forces were beginning to look outward to the world. In 1980, Geng Biao’s visit to the United States left him with a profound sense of the gap between the two militaries. Upon returning home, he traveled to units and academies to deliver reports, often stressing the importance of harnessing high‑technology weaponry. Among those who absorbed these ideas were not only the future senior commanders of the PLA, but also the confidential secretary at his side—Xi Jinping, destined to become Chairman of the Central Military Commission.

 

[00CuriousObserver]

Surprisingly, the Fujian is a potential mass-produced model.
玉渊谭天, a Weibo account of CCTV, interviewed the Fujian's development team. After its official commissioning, Tan Tian shared 10 key pieces of information:

1. The Fujian's inevitable deployment areas after commissioning include the Taiwan Strait, the South China Sea, and the Western Pacific.

2. The biggest difference after commissioning is its combat readiness.

3. For the Liaoning and Shandong, the Western Pacific is considered the open sea, but not for the Fujian.

4. The Fujian's "open sea" defense capabilities need to be developed in the Eastern Pacific, Indian Ocean, and Atlantic Ocean, such as the waters near Guam, Hawaii, or Australia.

5. The Chinese Navy has the right to navigate in the Indian Ocean and other areas, in accordance with international law and practice, and no country has the right to interfere.

6. For the same deployment distance, the Fujian can be deployed for a longer period due to its improved performance. This improvement is substantial.

7. The Fujian's commissioning is only the first step in our routine deployment of aircraft carriers. 8. The "001," "002," and "003" aircraft carriers we mentioned are not serial numbers, but model designations. The Type 003 can be considered a mature "platform." Following our previous practice in warship production, after some optimization and improvements on a mature platform, it enters the "mass production" stage.

9. With the commissioning of the Fujian, electromagnetic catapults and multiple types of carrier-based aircraft have become standard features of aircraft carriers. At the same time, the system of accompanying ships in carrier strike groups is gradually taking shape.

10. Subsequently, as the number of aircraft carriers increases, we can truly achieve a long-term, permanent presence of aircraft carriers at a specific location. At that time, the meaning of a "mobile sea fortress" will be concretely demonstrated.

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There is an article attached, and in the article, there is this part ("these areas" = WESTPAC):

Military expert Zhang Junshe told Yuyuantantian that there’s now a saying about the Fujian: “delivery equals combat capability”. This indirectly suggests the Fujian will take less time to build up these capabilities. After commissioning, the Fujian may head to these areas sooner to test its capabilities.