
" Asahi Shimbun , " pointed out that China has received " Ulyanovsk "aircraft design drawings , the carrier is the first former Soviet Union plans to build a nuclear aircraft carrier , was named 1153 type , its size and " Nepal Meads , " is equivalent, but the disintegration of the former Soviet Union that it was demolished due for completion . Type of load displacement of 1153 up to 78,000 tons , can carry at least 60 fighters and helicopters. Of particular note is the first time this type of aircraft design and installation of a steam catapult .
June 2010 appear in the photo is displayed on the Internet , " Kuznetsov "was part of the bow and the long-range anti-ship missile vertical launching system has been dismantled . If this is for expansion , then the " Kuznetsov "was the number of carrier-based aircraft may be increased by 1 / three , from 22 to 28 SU -33 ~ 30 .
Cheng Fei or Jacques Design Bureau, the " Joint Strike Fighter "
Back in the late 70s of last century , China had already imported the vertical / short-range fighter jets taking off and landing expressed great interest. Despite the large number of difficult challenges and high costs , but there are indications that the PLA still VTOL fighter with great interest.
China and Russia coming in a vertical / short take- fighter there are still a great possibility of cooperation . Earlier in 2005 , with Chinese sources told the author , as the company is considering developing a flight with the Lockheed Martin F-35 " Joint Strike Fighter " similar products. If Jacques -41 projects to revive the case, for Russia it is certainly a big and good , at least Russia could be a able to compete with the F-35 advanced fighter aircraft . The People's Liberation Army would likely have a kind of class F-35 fighters, including conventional take off and land -based and vertical / short take- type , of which the latter will no doubt be deployed to the Navy's surface warships . Reportedly, the Chinese navy plans to build six 081 -to-date multi-purpose amphibious assault ship type , ship should be equipped with a small amount of "Chinese version of F-35 " capacity. In the attack submarines and land-based aircraft in cooperation with the small aircraft carrier can effectively defend the east of Hainan Island, south of the coastal waters and even Taiwan , to save large aircraft carriers and valuable operational resources to enable it to fully play in the more distant areas of the strategic role .
Carrier-based unmanned combat aircraft
And the United States , Europe and Russia , as China is actively developing high-performance unmanned aircraft . Zhuhai Airshow in 2008 , China Aviation Industry Corporation public display of the " fighting eagles " swept -wing subsonic unmanned stealth fighter model.