The Fujian aircraft carrier’s electromagnetic catapult launch of three types of carrier-based aircraft has extended its strike range to cover the second island chain. What impact will this have on the regional military landscape?
On September 22, relevant naval departments revealed that the J-15T, J-35, and KJ-600 carrier-based aircraft have completed their first catapult takeoff and landing training on the Fujian. This special ‘new addition’ has three major highlights:
- The first major highlight is that the Fujian’s strike range can cover the second island chain.
- The second major highlight is that the catapult-type aircraft carrier can carry more types of carrier-based aircraft, enhancing its systematic combat capability.
- The third major highlight is the increase in influence on the regional situation brought by having one more aircraft carrier.
Comment 1:
Awesome PLUS, electromagnetic catapult, no smoke, no pollution, very environmentally friendly.
The J-15T, J-35, and KJ-600, all three types of carrier-based aircraft have successfully completed electromagnetic catapult takeoff and landing.
Just so handsome
Leading the United States
The light of human civilization
And, very importantly: all at once, three types of carrier-based aircraft have achieved electromagnetic catapult and landing.
Not just one type, but three, which shows the excellence of China’s military industry.
This is called leapfrog development.
Moreover, these three types of carrier-based aircraft are reasonably matched, forming a complete naval and air combat system.
The J-35 is a fifth-generation stealth carrier-based aircraft, with performance more advanced than the American F-35, responsible for gaining air superiority for the carrier battle group.
The J-15T is a heavy carrier-based aircraft, responsible for heavy firepower strikes against sea and land targets.
The catapult-launched J-15T can operate with full fuel and ammunition, significantly improving its range and strike capability, with performance more advanced than the American F/A-18 Hornet.
The KJ-600 is an airborne command post, responsible for early warning detection, naval and air surveillance, and target designation.
There is also the J-15D, responsible for electronic warfare. This forms a complete carrier strike system. When combined with the 055/052D destroyers, without exaggeration, the Fujian carrier battle group is undoubtedly the world’s most powerful carrier strike group! The American Ford-class carrier, after 7 years of service, can still only catapult the F/A-18, not the F-35, really embarrassing! Starting with a royal flush! This is called China! Just more advanced than the United States! The days for the US military and ships to show off in the Western Pacific are numbered. If the US wants to sell out Taiwan, it should do so under Trump. Because after the Fujian carrier is commissioned, after one or two years of training and exercises, it will basically form combat capability. The PLA attacking Taiwan would be like cutting melons and vegetables. If the US military dares to make a feint, it will be eliminated together. These are the new changes brought by the Fujian carrier strike group. The later it gets, the worse the price the US will get for selling out Taiwan. The foundation of all negotiations is hard power, which Trump is well aware of. Therefore, in this recent heads-of-state call between China and the US, it was very rare that the Taiwan issue was not mentioned. This does not mean the Taiwan issue is unimportant, but that both sides have reached a tacit understanding. From now on, it will be about bargaining between the two sides. During this period, the Taiwan Strait will naturally have ups and downs, even high winds and waves, which essentially is Trump driving a hard bargain. Around the winter of 2027, we will go to Taipei to see the rain. Congratulations again to the Fujian carrier, representing the forefront of human technological civilization!
Comment 2:
This is not the latest video; judging by the clothing, it should be from winter, meaning the catapult success happened long ago. What was that group catapult event before?
Old Zhong really knows how to keep calm.
Comment 3:
Obviously, the major impact of the event is underestimated. The fact that the Fujian successfully catapulted and recovered the KJ-600 alone is enough to prove that China’s carrier battle groups can already operate without the assistance of land-based early warning aircraft, becoming independent combat units in a vast sea area, thereby possessing global deployment, global deterrence, and global strike capabilities. In the air, there are new fighter jets like the J-35 and J-15T; on the surface, there are the most powerful destroyers like the 055 and 052D, the most powerful frigates like the 056, and underwater, there are advanced nuclear submarines like the 096 and 095A providing protection. The Fujian carrier battle group has no weaknesses and has become the world’s most powerful carrier strike group. The mere second island chain can no longer contain the Fujian-led carrier battle group from going into the deep blue and traveling the world. If the question refers to the Asia-Pacific region, there should be no impact. The Asia-Pacific regional landscape changed long ago with the commissioning of the DF-17 and DF-26.
Comment 4:
So-called “first and second island chains” are artificially drawn.
After electromagnetic catapult of three types of carrier-based aircraft, these lines no longer exist.
What island chains? That is China’s territorial waters!!!!
Comment 5:
It marks the transition of China’s navy from strategic defense to strategic offense. The combat capability of the Fujian carrier is a qualitative leap compared to the Liaoning and Shandong. The combination of carrier-based early warning aircraft and carrier-based fifth-generation aircraft has reached the strongest level of the current version. The carrier group formed by the Fujian and the 055 is undoubtedly the most powerful fleet in the Western Pacific. If there is any shortcoming, it is that there are too few aircraft carriers; more need to be built. I believe that in 20 years, all 34 provincial-level administrative regions will have their own large and small flat-deck carriers. In the future, China will have 8 nuclear-powered carriers and 8 conventional-powered carriers, plus 18 Type 075/076 amphibious assault ships.
Comment 6:
I don’t know if you noticed this detail in the video: the display shows March 19, 2025.
This video was probably shot half a year ago.
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