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China postponed launching the third aircraft carrier?

The launching of the 3rd aircraft carrier of ChinaType 003, which was scheduled to take place on June 3, has been postponed for unknown reasons, according to the newspaper South China Morning Post.

People interested military previously predicted that June 3 would be the launch date of the Type 003 aircraft carrier after China’s Maritime Administration (MSA) issued a notice last week saying that five commercial ships at the Jiangnan shipyard in Shanghai, where China’s third aircraft carrier is being built, will be launched to liberate the area, according to South China Morning Post (SCMP).

However, the MSA on June 2 did not issue any notices to warn commercial ships in the waters around the Jiangnan shipyard. A similar announcement was made when China’s second aircraft carrier was Shandong ship was launched in 2017. The Shandong was commissioned in 2019.

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China’s third aircraft carrier is under construction at the Jiangnan shipyard in Shanghai

SCMP screen capture

A notice issued by MSA on June 2 only said that a deep mining project by Jiangnan Shipbuilding Co. would be postponed until June 30, due to “operating needs”, according to the report. SCMP.

SCMP cited two independent sources close to the military China believes that there may be technical problems related to the next phase of construction of the Type 003 aircraft carrier, which is equipped with equipment and technology advanced. However, satellite images and analysis published by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS, USA) on June 3 show that the dry dock, where the Type 003 ship was built, has just been cleared for the project. other shipbuilding projects.

Military analysts believe that the construction of the Type 003 aircraft carrier will continue and this third Chinese aircraft carrier will take a long time before it can be ready for combat. SCMP.

China plans to have at least 4 combat groups aircraft carrier until 2030. The first three ships run on steam turbine engines, while the fourth, to be built from 2021, is said to be nuclear powered.

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