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China launches third, most advanced & domestically built aircraft carrier

Published on 20 Jun 2022

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  • China launched its third aircraft carrier, “The Fujian”, named after the province opposite self-ruled Taiwan.
  • The aircraft carrier features a full-length flight deck with a catapult launch system.
  • The Fujian will join the Shandong, commissioned in late 2019, and the Liaoning, which China bought second-hand from Ukraine in 1998 and refitted domestically.
  • Only the United States, with 11 aircraft carriers, has more of the vessels.
Source: SarkariPariksha