PLAN’s Type 003 Fujian Aircraft Carrier Enters Service
China’s first aircraft carrier to use a catapult, Type 003 Fujian (18), has entered service with the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) with a ceremony.
Type 003 News
Navy / Maritime
Navy / Maritime
J-35 Becomes the First 5th Gen Fighter to Sortie with EMALS
J-35 has become the first fifth-generation fighter to take off from an EMALS-fitted carrier, with the sortie test from the new carrier Type 003 Fujian.
Navy / Maritime
China Tests J-15T CATOBAR Fighter from Type 003 Fujian
A Chinese documentary on the Type 003 Fujian aircraft carrier announced the launch test of the Shenyang J-15T naval fighter jet using the EMALS catapult.
Navy / Maritime
Chinese Aircraft Carrier Fujian Goes for Sea Trials
China’s first aircraft carrier with EMALS catapult system, Type 003 Fujian, is likely to begin sea trials soon.
Navy / Maritime
China to Build the Fourth Aircraft Carrier
China's PLA Navy political commissar Yuan Huazhi announced the development of the fourth aircraft carrier after Type 003 Fujian.
Navy / Maritime
Air
Chinese Type 003 Aircraft Carrier Starts Catapult Tests
Images of Type 003 (Also called Fujian) Aircraft Carrier conducting tests of its catapult have surfaced in Chinese social media.
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