Why Did China's Navy Cancel Two of Its New Super Aircraft Carriers?
Sebastien Roblin
Security, Asia
Here's the story.
Key Point: For over a decade, China has been steadily building up plans to deploy six aircraft carriers of progressively greater capability.
China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy takes many of its cues from the U.S. Navy as it develops its carrier aviation branch. It is seeking similar flat-deck carriers to its U.S. counterpart, and has developed airborne early warning planes and electronic attack jets comparable to American E-2D Hawkeyes and EA-18 Growlers. Читать дальше...