The Chinese Navy needs at least six aircraft carriers and should move towards greater development

The Chinese Navy needs at least six aircraft carriers and should move towards greater development

According to foreign media reports, China's first domestic aircraft carrier most of the structural construction work has been completed, is expected to be launched in the year this year. In the future, China's aircraft carrier manufacturing plan will not stop. Military experts in an interview with CCTV, said foreign media speculation is not unreasonable, the future of China at least six aircraft carriers to meet operational needs, and the aircraft carrier should be large-scale development.
British "Jane's defense" reported that China's first domestic aircraft carrier after coating the bottom of the anti-fouling paint, before the water has not been too much construction work needs to be completed. The completion of the smearing of the bottom of the ship is usually an important node for the construction of the vessel, which means that the ship has the necessary conditions for the launching.
According to the Russian Economic News Agency website reported that China's second domestic aircraft carrier will be equipped with steam power plant, rather than nuclear power plant. China's first domestic aircraft carrier will be completed in 2017, the second or will be completed in 2021, and its displacement will be greater, reaching 85,000 tons. Russian military experts pointed out that China's second domestic aircraft carrier will become the development of the Chinese naval fleet in the ring, compared with previous generations, it is more complex and more technologically advanced modern aircraft carrier.
Russian media also pointed out that China's first and second domestic aircraft carrier will travel to the South China Sea, and China's shipbuilding plan will not stop. In the future, China intends to have at least five aircraft carriers in combat readiness, and the latter two will be larger, in the specifications and combat performance more like the US aircraft carrier.
Military experts Cao Weidong that foreign media speculation is not entirely unreasonable. China's maritime boundary is very long, and faced with a serious threat to the direction of the sea, the need for aircraft carriers such a large-scale combat platform, so China should not stop in the construction of one or two aircraft carrier. Nuclear power aircraft carrier is the future direction of development, and the tonnage to be greater, combat capability to be stronger, to build ejection off aircraft carrier, so that fixed-wing early warning aircraft ship, so as to better safeguard the safety of our maritime direction.
Military experts Yin Zhuo said that our army in the East China Sea, the South China Sea in both directions must have aircraft carrier battle formation, and the aircraft carrier battle team should be at least two aircraft carrier battle group. In general, at least three aircraft carriers in order to maintain a double aircraft carrier battle group.
This calculation, the Chinese navy needs at least six aircraft carriers to meet operational needs. The future of China's aircraft carrier should be large-scale development, must have a strong information combat capability, at the same time, the aircraft carrier must be equipped with early warning aircraft, special electronic warfare aircraft, fixed-wing anti-submarine aircraft and other aircraft, so that the entire formation to form a complete combat system.
Want to achieve early warning aircraft ship is bound to need to ejection flying aircraft carrier, and it is best to use electromagnetic catapult directly, and now China's electromagnetic ejection technology has matured. As for when to build nuclear power, will be based on the development of China's nuclear power level may be.