{"id":18643,"date":"2025-10-16T19:02:17","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T19:02:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=18643"},"modified":"2025-10-16T19:02:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T19:02:17","slug":"china-advances-construction-of-its-fourth-aircraft-carrier-at-dalian-shipyard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=18643","title":{"rendered":"China Advances Construction Of Its Fourth Aircraft Carrier At Dalian Shipyard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    China Advances Construction Of Its Fourth Aircraft Carrier At Dalian Shipyard<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    <!-- no image --><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><\/p>\n<div>\n<div><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Fujian-300x157.jpg?resize=300%2C157&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"China Advances Construction Of Its Fourth Aircraft Carrier At Dalian Shipyard\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;margin-right:10px;width:150px; height:150px;float:left;\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Fujian-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Fujian-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Fujian-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Fujian-150x79.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Fujian.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1877069\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1877069\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1877069\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Fujian.jpg?resize=1200%2C628\" alt=\"Fujian\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Fujian.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Fujian-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Fujian-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Fujian-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Fujian-150x79.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1877069\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Screengrab from YT video posted by CGTN<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>China appears to be making progress on its fourth aircraft carrier, the Type 004, at a major shipyard in Dalian, Liaoning province, according to commercial satellite imagery, although the government has not officially confirmed the project.<\/p>\n<p>Images shared on Chinese social media show new hull sections at the shipyard in late September, which were not visible in earlier photographs from August.<\/p>\n<p>Observers note that some hull sections believed to be for the Type 004 were first spotted at the same site in May 2024. The Dalian shipyard previously constructed China\u2019s first two carriers, the Liaoning and the Shandong, and has been under close surveillance by military analysts tracking progress.<\/p>\n<p>The Type 004 is expected to follow China\u2019s third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, which is nearing the completion of sea trials in the South China Sea and is anticipated to enter service soon.<\/p>\n<p>The Fujian, built at the Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai, is the first carrier to be fully designed and constructed in China. It has been built using modular techniques and features an electromagnetic aircraft launch system (EMALS) and arrested landing technology, enabling it to deploy heavier and more advanced aircraft.<\/p>\n<p>China currently operates two other carriers: the Liaoning, commissioned in 2012 and originally built for the Soviet Navy, and the Shandong, commissioned in 2019 as China\u2019s first indigenously built carrier.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bCIoAmxq5G8?si=YChTBJg5fNxbexZs\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nVideo Credits: CGTN\/YouTube<\/p>\n<p>The Fujian is distinguished as the most advanced of the fleet and has reportedly completed catapult-assisted take-off and arrested landing trials for its carrier-based aircraft, including the J-15T, J-35, and KongJing-600.<\/p>\n<p>There is speculation that the Type 004 could be powered by nuclear propulsion, which would extend its operational range, endurance, and power for advanced systems. Like the Fujian, it is expected to include EMALS and arrested landing systems, enhancing its ability to operate heavier aircraft.<\/p>\n<p>China\u2019s Ministry of National Defence has not confirmed the Type 004, stating that development and construction will proceed according to national security requirements and the progress of technology.<\/p>\n<p>The political commissar of the People\u2019s Liberation Army Navy has indicated that there are no technological barriers in China\u2019s aircraft carrier programme and that it will be revealed in due course whether the fourth carrier will be nuclear-powered.<\/p>\n<p>The Type 004 carrier is being developed as the U.S. works on its delayed Gerald R. Ford-class carriers, the USS John F. Kennedy, now expected in 2027, and the USS Enterprise, due no earlier than 2030.<\/p>\n<p>Satellite images of China\u2019s Dalian shipyard show J-15 fighter jets and Z-8 helicopters, suggesting these aircraft will operate from the new carrier.<\/p>\n<p><em>Reference: SCMP<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    MI News Network<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/shipping-news\/china-advances-construction-of-its-fourth-aircraft-carrier-at-dalian-shipyard\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=china-advances-construction-of-its-fourth-aircraft-carrier-at-dalian-shipyard\">Go to marine insight<\/a><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>China Advances Construction Of Its Fourth Aircraft Carrier At Dalian Shipyard Screengrab from YT video posted by CGTN China appears to be making progress on its fourth aircraft carrier, the Type 004, at a major shipyard in Dalian, Liaoning province, according to commercial satellite imagery, although the government has not officially confirmed the project. 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