"The experience China has learned from the building and operations of the aircraft carrier Liaoning help us avoid delays [in building one]," Li Jie, a
Beijing-based naval expert, told the Global Times, noting that it could be three
to five years before the new carrier becomes combat-ready.
Satellite imagery of the Dalian shipyard on May 17 showed that the installation of flight deck segments was underway on the hull of the aircraft
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Building aircraft carriers caters to China's increasing need for protection of both its territorial sovereignty and overseas interests, Guo Xiaobing, deputy
head of the Institute of Security and Arms Control Studies under the China
Institutes of Contemporary Internationals Relations, told the Global Times on
Monday.
China's first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, is a refitted Russian-made carrier delivered to the Chinese Navy on Sept 25, 2012. It has a full
displacement of over 50,000 tons Stanley N'Soki Jersey , the Xinhua News Agency reported.
"China needs at least three aircraft carriers to truly form battle effectiveness," Guo said, adding that there should be one cruising, one for
training and one under maintenance.
Hull completed
In late May, the US-based magazine Popular Science reported that the ski ramp, bridge, and flight deck are the next major parts to be installed since the
carrier has most of its hangar bay installed.
Installing the flight deck means the building of the carrier hull is near completion, Lan Yun Moussa Diaby Jersey , deputy editor-in-chief of the Beijing-based Modern Ships magazine, told the Global Times on Monday.
"The flight deck covers up the carrier's hull, which means the interior facilities, including the main engine, boiler, propulsion drives and major
compartments have been assembled," Lan added.
Equipment installation and testing, including in the aircraft hangar Colin Dagba Jersey , operational command room, communication room and engine compartment will still need time, Li said, adding that the ship's command
bridge will then be installed.
So, despite the achievement of installing the flight deck, it will take approximately a year before the carrier can be launched, and another one or two
years of outfitting before it officially enters service, Li said.
Similar to Liaoning
On December 31 Antoine Bernede Jersey , 2015, China's Ministry of Defense spokesperson Yang Yujun confirmed the construction of the country's second aircraft carrier,
which is also the first to be independently designed.
With a displacement of 50,000 tons, the carrier will be conventionally powered and will adopt the ski-jump takeoff method for fixed-wing fighters,
according to Yang.
Choosing the ski-jump takeoff method, the same as the Liaoning, will help personnel trained on the latter quickly adapt Dani Alves Jersey , Lan said.
The similar design would also make it possible for the two carriers to share carrier-borne fighters once they form a battle group at sea, Lan said, noting it
could contribute to operational planning and battle organization.
In the future, China is likely to adopt the catapult-assisted takeoff method when building another aircraft carrier, Li said, adding that otherwise, "it
would affect fighting capacity."
The catapult-assisted takeoff can contribute to increases in aircraft operational rates as well as the fuel and bomb load of carrier-borne fighters,
he said.
The new aircraft carrier will be larger than the Liaoning Alec Georgen Jersey , though it will still carry the J-15, China's first-generation multipurpose carrier-borne fighter jet, said Yin Zhuo, a rear
admiral and a senior researcher at the People's Liberation Army Navy Equipment
Research Center, China National Radio's website cnr reported in March.
Although the domestic carrier looks much like the Liaoning, it would have different ship-borne equipment, with its core systems, such as radar Kevin Trapp Jersey , communications and weapons, adopting the latest models, Li said.
TEHRAN, March 9 (Xinhua) -- Defiant to the U.S. threats over the development of ballistic missiles by Iran, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) on
Wednesday "successfully" test-fired two ballistic missiles in ongoing military
drills across the country.
The missiles Qadr-H and Qadr-F were fired from East Alborz heights in northern Iran and could hit the targets in Makran Coasts southeast of the
country, the report said.
Qadr-H missile has a range of 1,700 km while Qadr-F missile can destroy targets some 2,000 km away Yacine Adli Jersey , Commander of the IRGC Aerospace Division Amirali Hajizadeh was quoted as saying.
On Tuesday, Iran fired several ballistic missiles as the IRGC started the large-scale missile drills in different parts of the country.
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agreement, the issue could be the source of concern for the West and it might be
raised at the UN Security Council.
The White House spokesman Josh Earnest said that if it was determined that Iran ballistic missiles tests were in violation of UN Security Council
resolutions, Tehran could face "some consequences."
Under UN Security Council Resolution 1929, Iran is prohibited from working on ballistic missiles capable of delivering nuclear warheads.
An experts' report by the United Nations said in December that Iran violated the UN Security Council Resolution 1929 by test-firing the Emad missile capable
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