... home to several large shipbuilding yards.
So what exactly did the Chinese side inherit from the USSR?
The First of Many
The fact that so many destroyers are being built suggests that the goal is not to equip a single carrier group. It would appear that China has long since committed itself to the construction of a large ocean fleet, with aircraft carriers forming the core.
The Chinese aircraft carrier
Liaoning
is an upgraded version of a Soviet Project 1143.6 ship, almost identical to the
Admiral Kuznetsov
constructed under Project 1143.5
[4]
. At the same time, the Chinese side did ...
The Chinese Aircraft Carrier Fleet
When Dai Mingmeng
took off from and landed on an aircraft carrier
on November 23, 2012, he became the first Chinese ... ... so, and attracted the attention of both experts and the general public. Some observers called the event the turning point in China's aircraft carrier program. Others believe the November test's importance has been exaggerated, since it cannot meaningfully ...
... will remain unchanged, and the trends in this area are visible today. Having a long-term outlook for the coming changes of the fleet and naval power will help shape strategic priorities in the Russian state policy in this sphere.
Naval Pluralism
In naval ... ... lack the political will to actively expand their fleet. Others, like Russia, lack the required resources. And others, such as China, India and Turkey, lack the requisite modern technology.
Photo: southcom.mil
USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70)
Economic development,...
