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China’s first indigenous aircraft carrier begins sea trial
China
News:
- China’s first domestically built aircraft carrier began trial from a port in North-eastern China
Important Facts:
- This carrier will be China’s second aircraft carrier and first to be built and designed entirely in China
- The carrier is based on the former Soviet Union’s Kuznetsov class design. It has ski jump-style deck for taking off and a conventional oil-fueled steam turbine power plant.
- The carrier is expected to be commissioned by 2020
- The trial aimed to demonstrate the reliability and capability of the ship’s propulsion systems
- China’s present operational carrier, the Liaoning was bought second-hand from Ukraine. It started service in 2012
- The first domestically built aircraft is a landmark step in China’s mission to modernize its military to increase its prominence in the disputed South China Sea.
