China is preparing to conduct sea trials of the second aircraft carrier

The second Navy aircraft carrier of the People’s Liberation Army of China (PLA) may first go to sea and begin running trials in February of this year, the Global Times newspaper reported.

The first aircraft carrier built in China is likely to begin sea trials closer to the Spring Festival in mid-February of this year.

- quotes the publication of the words of the Chinese military observer Li Jie.

As the analyst noted, previously the only aircraft carrier Liaoning in the PLA Navy ran into the South China Sea and had already passed through the Taiwan Strait. According to Li Jie, “it’s possible that ... the crew of China’s second aircraft carrier is on board the Liaoning to train and transfer experience.”

The second aircraft carrier of the PLA Navy is located at a military shipyard in Dalian (Liaoning Province) and is the first ship of this class, completely built in China. He has not yet received the name, but is known in the Chinese media as "Shandong" or the 001A project. The ship was launched on April 26 2017, must be transferred to the military, according to some estimates, no earlier than in 2020 year. According to Hong Kong media, Beijing intends to put the aircraft carrier into service by the end of 2018.

According to Chinese media reports, the main work on the ship has been completed. 3 December 2017 of the year over the carrier was seen clouds of smoke, which could talk about the launch of the power plant. As Chinese media noted, it was expected that the ship would be put to sea for the first time before the end of 2017, but these predictions did not materialize. In December last year, the Ministry of Defense of China reported that the aircraft carrier is undergoing mooring tests, reports TASS

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[KOH]

Eh, we would ...

[Dead duck]

Quote: CON

Eh, we would ...

you need to be Chinese ...
at least...

[KOH]

In the USSR, we, too, were not Chinese ....

[Dead duck]

it was another time ... and the country ... unfortunately
we are about modern realities ...
Well done Chinese, of course, implemented a long-term program (development of the country).

[bouncyhunter]

Vitaly, hello! For all my suspicion of the Celestial Empire, I cannot help but take off my hat to their successes ...

[Dead duck]

Pasha, my respect!
For a long time, somehow smart, the uncle watched, told and laid out on the shelves about their "economic miracle." It was interesting, and not everything is as simple as it seems ... like they took it and -
oops! ..developed

[bouncyhunter]

Quote: Deadush

not so simple as it seems

That's for sure . "Simple," as you know, even cats do not breed.

[zyzx]

Yeah, there’s a tantrum here that parasites don’t get a pension, and in China there are no pensions at all. So, I don’t want to be a Chinese. We will have aircraft carriers, but then, when we raise the money. China, to build 2 aircraft carriers grew by 7-10% per year for 20 years.

[Blackmokona]

They have pensions, but so far not for everyone. Only officials, employees of state enterprises, peasants and a number of other groups of people

[KVU-NSVD]

Oh, we would have such funding. Oh, we would have the same quick staging to the wall for robbing a state pocket

[KOH]

HERE I ZAAAA !!! With both hands ...

[NEXUS]

Quote: CON

Eh, we would ...

Why? Do we have new escort and support ships? And do we have berths for such a fool?

[Alex 2016]

Well done yellow-bellied. You will not say anything. And we are building tugboats and parcel boats in the same time. The USC transferred the transfer of the first landing ship of the Ivan Gren project

[Muvka]

You are not right. For the same time we made 6 Varshavyanka for the Black Sea Fleet.

[The Siberian barber]

Insanely "a lot" ... My head is spinning, from the number of ships built, with us.
Although, if you look from the position of “at least as much as nothing,” then yes, progress is evident. Only such a position leads nowhere

[Muvka]

We have other priorities. General - this is nuclear weapons. And in the Navy - submarine. Compare how much China submarines produce and how much we are. And compare the nuclear capabilities of countries. In China, EMNIP, he's funny. And huge amounts of money are needed to maintain and upgrade nuclear capabilities.

[Geisenberg]

Quote: Muvka

We have other priorities. General - this is nuclear weapons. And in the Navy - submarine. Compare how much China submarines produce and how much we are. And compare the nuclear capabilities of countries. In China, EMNIP, he's funny. And huge amounts of money are needed to maintain and upgrade nuclear capabilities.

Even your picture spoils ... Such a quantity has long ceased to exist ... and the Americans had more charges ...

[Loess]

The construction of aircraft carriers suggests that China is preparing for a confrontation at sea, and the sea is the United States and Japan. So for Siberia and the Far East, you can not worry yet.

[Blackmokona]

Russia also has a fleet that can create problems for China

[I doubt it]

Quote: BlackMokona

Russia also has a fleet that can create problems for China

If you are talking about Pacific Fleet, in its current state, then it cannot.

Quote: Less

The construction of aircraft carriers suggests that China is preparing for a confrontation at sea, and the sea is the United States and Japan. So for Siberia and the Far East, you can not worry yet.

Of course you can not worry. Especially if you come up with a sufficiently believable version, for which China is building ice class ships.

[Dead duck]

They wanted to build the next one according to their project ...

[Egorovich]

China’s military budget is 4 times bigger than the Russian one, so why be surprised. Money will do everything.

[Dead duck]

Quote: Egorovich

Money will do everything.

not always, not everywhere and not in everything
with us (and not only with us) even a huge amount of money does not help.
it’s only worse.

[Muvka]

And where do we have a lot of money in the army?

[Dead duck]

Quote: Muvka

And where do we have a lot of money in the army?

not in general, but when they want to do something with fanfare (or start) ...
and not only in the army, there are enough space centers alone

[Egorovich]

One can argue about this for a very long time. The military doctrine of the Russian Federation is defensive and we are not going to conquer anyone. We don’t need an aircraft carrier right now, where are we going with him? But for 200 green lard you can do a lot: helicopter carriers, Leader, and much more.

[Odysseus]

Quote: Egorovich

China’s military budget is 4 times bigger than the Russian one, so why be surprised. Money will do everything.

In addition to money, production capabilities, personnel, resources, and sound government policies are important. Money itself is very important, but it is not critical.
For example, the military budget of Saudi Arabia is also larger than the Russian one. This does not make the possibility of their military-industrial complex comparable with the Russian or even the Chinese one.

[16112014nk]

Quote: Egorovich

China's military budget is 4 times larger than the Russian

The population of China is 10 times more than the population of Russia. That is the main advantage of China. Working hands allow China to build at least 10 aircraft carriers at once.
If the Soviet Union survived, there could be a population of 350 million, not 140, as it is now-and 3-4 aircraft carriers in the Navy. Unfortunately, we are ruled by "effective managers" who need only yachts.

[Sands Careers General]

So the Liaoning is an aircraft carrier cruiser, not an aircraft carrier.

And judging by the phrase "December 3, 2017, puffs of smoke were noticed over the aircraft carrier", it can be said that the power plant of the new ship is steam turbine. And they could do nuclear.

[donavi49]

Aircraft carrier. And Type-001A aircraft carrier.
In Liaolin, on the site of the mines near Granita, premises were placed.
At Tip-001А, the hangar level was completely re-planned, due to the redistribution of areas and the lack of a module with mines for Granite, they increased the hangar area, providing, according to one data, + 2 of the aircraft, according to others + 4. But this, again, is not only due to the mines, but due to the global redevelopment of the entire level.

They do not carry shock weapons. Only protective. In the form of a sea leopard and MZA.

[NEXUS]

Quote: General of the Sand Quarries

So the Liaoning is an aircraft carrier cruiser, not an aircraft carrier.

With Liaoning removed the main caliber, RCC Granite ... and therefore it is a light aircraft carrier, not TARK.

[Sands Careers General]

Quote: NEXUS

it is a light aircraft carrier, not a TARK

Umm, but TARK is a Heavy Nuclear Missile Cruiser. This is completely different, and has nothing to do with heavy aircraft-carrying cruisers.

[NEXUS]

Quote: General of the Sand Quarries

Umm, but TARK is a Heavy Nuclear Missile Cruiser. This is completely different, and has nothing to do with heavy aircraft-carrying cruisers.

Heavy aircraft carrier cruiser (TAVKR) Admiral Kuznetsov ... Granit was the main caliber ... Granit launchers were mounted under the flight deck springboard, and when they were launched, flights ceased, as mine hatches opened on the flight deck. But RCC removed from them.
Kuznetsov is the brother of Liaoning ...

[Sands Careers General]

I know, Ukraine sold the cruiser for nothing, at the price of scrap. But the Chinese were not too lazy to drag him across the floor of the planet.

[NEXUS]

Quote: General of the Sand Quarries

Ukraine sold the cruiser for next to nothing

25 million dollars. Cheaper than one SU-35 ...

Quote: General of the Sand Quarries

But the Chinese were not too lazy to drag him across the floor of the planet.

They said that they wanted to bungle the museum ...

[Nasrat]

It’s not necessary to be sad ... We make nuclear submarines in larger quantities than the Chinese aircraft carriers ... A decent nuclear submarine is like a spaceship

[donavi49]

China has a Bohai shipyard - which opened in the fall. There are 7 parallel threads for the submarine.

[Nasrat]

Now I would also have a worthy project, but to translate it into metal .. the matter remains for small ..

Of course, in the pace of development of the country - we are up to China, as up to Alpha Centauri .. he returned from China tonight ...

[tchoni]

Taki OP! It turns out))) CHINESE () !!! build aircraft carriers a little faster than we are the guardians of the far sea zone .... I congratulate you, LORD)))

[teron]

TAKES YES! From this pace, I no longer know whether to be afraid or admire. Or both at once.

[Odysseus]

Nimble guys. Most likely they will accept it for the holiday of Spring 2019 (Chinese NG).
The next one will go as early as 2021. The only question is what kind of power plant. Most likely with a steam turbine.

[albert]

The Chinese have already begun its construction. The estimated displacement of 80000 tons. Nothing is known about the power plant, but they say that the Chinese want to put an electromagnetic catapult, which means they will most likely put a nuclear reactor.

[Maz]

Quote: CON

Eh, we would ...

An aircraft carrier is not a tank. Although tanks of type 99 also do not sparkle with reliability. It looks like China will be hard on its forehead before breaking through the carrier wall, among others. It’s good that this A. is not a submarine.

[Maz]

Quote: Nasr

It’s not necessary to be sad ... We make nuclear submarines in larger quantities than the Chinese aircraft carriers ... A decent nuclear submarine is like a spaceship

On the contrary, it is a spaceship like a nuclear submarine. Even the clothes of the astronauts are laced with diving TCEs, not to mention life support systems and so on.

[Geisenberg]

Pee-pee on the way already? )))