BEIJING-(IDB) : China-Defense Forum members were somewhat astounded today when pictures
were released on Chinese internet forums of what is certainly a model of
the first Chinese nuclear-powered aircraft carrier (CVN) on display at
an official event in Zhongshan. While it being just a model might not
seem that significant to many, there are telltales about the model in
these pics that indicate it's genuine. In fact, it represents a final
design for the new CVN has been approved by PLAN for production.
The design clarifies some previous questions: four catapults (presumably
EMALS), no ski-jump, three elevators. It also appears to be a very
large carrier in the NIMITZ/FORD Class displacement range.
The hull number 18 falls in line with previous expectations that the
first "all-indigenous" Chinese carrier design would be nuclear-powered
and is expected to be the "002 Class". As the currently in-service CV
LIAONING is hull number 16, this seems to imply hull number 17 will be
the 001A class, a Chinese-built KUZNETSOV-class CV.
Source : ChinaDefence
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