China Hints At EMALS Launch Trials Onboard Fujian Carrier

View from the Fujian ‘bubble’ showing the carrier’s island, deployed blast deflectors and J-15T

A still image from the CCTV documentary showing the view from the Fujian carrier's "bubble," with deployed blast deflectors and a J-15T visible.

Credit: CCTV
SINGAPORE—China's People’s Liberation Army Navy has dropped its strongest hint yet that flight operations have commenced onboard its newest aircraft carrier, Fujian (Type 003), including what appears to be the electromagnetic launch of a Shenyang J-15T fighter. In a state media CCTV documentary...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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