Aircraft carrier Liaoning

China's first aircraft carrier went into commission on September 26, 2012 and was named "Liaoning" after the northeastern province. The 300-metre ship, refurbished and upgraded from the unfinished Soviet carreir Varyag, which China bought from Ukraine in 1998, is believed to be years away from active service.

China should focus on hi-tech weapons, not plodding old carriers

26 Apr 2013

Technology has a clever habit of outdoing fantasy, and this month the US Navy announced that it has finally produced a working Laser Weapon System (the US military has been trying to develop...

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As China's navy grows, end of Deng's dictum of keeping a low profile?

4 Jan 2013

When American historian Alfred Thayer Mahan wrote his 1890 tome The Influence of Sea Power on History, 1660-1783, he could hardly have imagined that it would be influencing the leaders of distant...

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Father of fighter programme Luo Yang dies after carrier landing triumph

27 Nov 2012

China is mourning the death of its J-15 jet-fighter programme chief, who collapsed shortly after the nation's first aircraft carrier returned from successful landing tests involving the jet.

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Aircraft Carrier Style takes off in China

27 Nov 2012

An image from televised footage of China's first successful landings of a jet fighter aboard its only aircraft carrier has become a wildly popular internet meme since the video aired on Saturday...

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Liaoning landing tests spawn new Gangnam Style parody

26 Nov 2012

Nearly four months have passed since rap sensation Psy's Gangnam Style hit the airwaves, but China netizens still can't seem to get enough of it.

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China's Liaoning aircraft carrier completes test-landing of jets

26 Nov 2012

The People's Liberation Army had successfully conducted the first landing tests of the J-15 fighter jet on its sole aircraft carrier, Xinhua said yesterday.

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China announces successful flight test on aircraft carrier as it unveils new fighter jet

China has successfully conducted its first flight landing on its new aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, in a move that extends Beijing’s ability to project its growing military might in territorial...

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Reports hail aircraft carrier's landing tests

China's indigenous carrier-based fighter, the J-15, has completed landing tests on the country's first carrier, the Liaoning, state media reported yesterday.

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China's Liaoning aircraft carrier set for sea trials of take-offs and landings

A 19-day sea trial of China's first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, starting tomorrow is expected to include take-offs and landings by fighter jets.

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China's first aircraft carrier begins flight training exercises

China has begun flight training on its first aircraft carrier, with photographs posted on websites Monday showing navy pilots practicing touch-and-go landing exercises.

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Liaoning's role in China's blue-water navy

There is great symbolism in the nation's first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning. Its handing over to the People's Liberation Army Navy tells the world that China has arrived as a "big power", able...

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