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Violet Law

China’s first aircraft carrier has for the first time taken part in a live-fire drill, which included the launch of several missiles as Beijing showed off its military might.
Footage of the military exercise – which involved the Liaoning carrier and dozens of other ships and aircraft in the Bohai Sea – was broadcast by state-run China Central Television on Thursday night.
Fresh batch of Chinese J-15 pilots to bolster aircraft carrier’s fighting force
During the drill, the Liaoning and several destroyers carried out tasks including an air interception, a sea assault, and anti-air and anti-missile exercises, aided by ­J-15 carrier-borne fighters. According to CCTV, the ­J-15s launched several missiles, which all hit their targets.
Thursday’s broadcast was also the first time that a live-fire drill with the J-15s had been shown to the public.

Video: Chinese Navy conducted a drill for a large fleet of naval vessels and aircraft including aircraft carrier Liaoning in the Bohai Sea pic.twitter.com/wKRmpl7CI1
— People's Daily,China (@PDChina) December 15, 2016

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During the drill, missiles were launched from the Liaoning’s ship-to-air missile system while the J-15 launched air-to-air and air-to-ship missiles.
The Liaoning and several destroyers in formation also carried out a series of tasks including air interception, sea assault and anti-air and anti-missile exercises, aided by J-15 carrier-borne fighter jets. The J-15s were shown in the footage launching several missiles.
“Through this exercise, our confidence in the weaponry and the entire system was boosted,” said Xu Ying, the commander of the navy’s J-15 squadron.
Commissioned in 2012, the Liaoning, named after the northeastern province where it is berthed, was imported from Ukraine in 1998 in a covert operation involving Hong Kong-based tycoon Xu Zengping, a People’s Liberation Army veteran.



The carrier was declared combat ready only last month after nearly four years of sea trials as a training platform.
Last month, CCTV ran video clips of the Liaoning that showed the aircraft carrier is still using its original Russian-designed propulsion system, including eight boilers and 1970s-era Russian ­TB-12 engines.
The state-owned China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation spent nearly a decade refitting the carrier.
With the experience gained from refurbishing the Liaoning, China is building its first domestically made aircraft carrier, a larger Type 001A vessel.
The displacement of the Liaoning is between 50,000 and 60,000 tonnes, while the 001A type is bigger, with a maximum displacement of 70,000 tonnes.
It is also to be powered by steam turbines modified from the TB-12, according to Macau-based military observer Antony Wong Dong.
As China’s first-ever carrier, the Liaoning is freighted with the symbolic significance that China has arrived as a military power.

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China’s Liaoning aircraft carrier conducts first live-fire drill as Beijing shows off military might

CCTV’s broadcast is also the first time J-15 fighters are shown launching missiles

=== NO ARCHIVE IMAGE === Liaoning and J-15 live-fire drill. PLA J-15 firing a missile. Chinanew.com

This picture taken on an undisclosed date in December 2016 shows a missile being fired from the Liaoning aircraft carrier during military drills in the Bohai Sea, off China's northeast coast. China's Liaoning aircraft carrier battle group has conducted its first exercises with live ammunition, the country's navy said, in a show of strength as tensions with the US and Taiwan escalate. China's first and only aircraft carrier led large-scale exercises in the Bohai Sea, the People's Liberation Army Navy said late on December 15, 2016 in a statement on their website. / AFP PHOTO / STR / China OUT

This picture taken on an undisclosed date in December 2016 shows a Chinese J-15 fighter jet landing on the deck of the Liaoning aircraft carrier during military drills in the Bohai Sea, off China's northeast coast. China's Liaoning aircraft carrier battle group has conducted its first exercises with live ammunition, the country's navy said, in a show of strength as tensions with the US and Taiwan escalate. China's first and only aircraft carrier led large-scale exercises in the Bohai Sea, the People's Liberation Army Navy said late on December 15, 2016 in a statement on their website. / AFP PHOTO / STR / China OUT

Two J-15 fighters about to launch from the desk of the Liaoning during the drill. Photo: AFP

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== MANDATORY CREDIT TO AFP PHOTO / US NAVY VISUAL NEWS SERVICE == (FILES) In this image released by the US Navy Visual News Service October 3, 2011 shows an F-35B Lightning II makes the first vertical landing on a flight deck at sea aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1). The F-35B is the Marine Corps Joint Strike Force variant of the Joint Strike Fighter and is designed for short takeoff and vertical landing on Navy amphibious ships. Britain was on May 10, 2012 to announce it was scrapping plans to buy the preferred fighter jet for its two new aircraft carriers due to delays and spiraling costs, the BBC reported. Prime Minister David Cameron had wanted the more capable F-35C joint strike fighter (JSF), which required catapults and arrester gear to be fitted to the Royal Navy carriers, but has now signed off a decision to use the F-35B, a jump-jet variant, the BBC said. AFP PHOTO / Mass Communication Seaman Natasha R. Chalk / US NAVY VISUAL NEWS SERVICE / == RESTRICTED TO

(161028) -- BEIJING, Oct. 28, 2016 (Xinhua) -- This undated file photo shows China's domestic-built J-20 stealth fighter which will make its public debut at an air show in Zhuhai City, south China's Guangdong Province, in early November. The 11th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition will be held in Zhuhai in the first week of November. (Xinhua/Zhu Peng) (ry)

FILE - In this Sunday, April 17, 2011 file photo, Chinese Air Force crew members inspect a J-20 stealth fighter in Chengdu, in southwest China's Sichuan province. Double digit annual percentage increases in China’s defense budget have been fueling a top-to-bottom modernization drive that has brought in new equipment and vast improvements in living conditions for the People’s Liberation Army’s 2.3 million members.(Color China Photo via AP, File) CHINA OUT

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