Whether maintenance of sea power , or the perfect accessory equipment , the " hero "are bound to debut

Since China bought from the hands of the former Soviet Ukraine , " Kuznetsov " aircraft carrier , the outside world to China "aircraft carrier program , " speculation has never stopped. According to Japan's " Sankei Shimbun " reported on July 27 , the United States recently released a research report , China has developed a detailed plan , up to a maximum of conventional power and the construction of six nuclear aircraft carrier . Hong Kong's " Asia Times , " also recently published an article analyzing the PLA's aircraft carrier construction schedule , and speculation the first aircraft carrier at the end of the year may be laying the keel .

Guess China " aircraft carrier plans to implement "

Congressional Research Service recently completed the "Chinese naval modernization and combat capability of the U.S. Navy , " the report said in its analysis of the Chinese Navy aircraft carrier will enhance combat capability as the focus of the plan has been built aircraft carrier and carrier-based fighter has begun training Pilot . China has recently bought from Ukraine will be the " Kuznetsov " aircraft carrier into the deployment , for training purposes. The report also speculated that China plans since 2015 , built in 5 years, 1-6 aircraft carriers , which will start construction of around 40,000 tons of conventional -powered aircraft carrier , then the construction of 6-7 million tons of nuclear-powered carrier .

" Asia Times "on speculation China's aircraft carrier program is more " accurate . " Reported that China's first aircraft carrier is expected to lay this at the end of the keel , and in 2014 installed around the column . Article, the People's Liberation Army will build two new " Kuznetsov "type carrier , and then build two more nuclear-powered aircraft carrier .

Some analysts pointed out that for a carrier of the country never had contact with , first the " Kuznetsov " thoroughly based on technology, the development of technical difficulties of conventional small aircraft carrier , and then build a large nuclear-powered aircraft carrier , indeed a solid " carrier of Road " , but still need to size up the situation of China's aircraft carrier program . National People's Congress , China's National Defense University, Lieutenant General , former deputy political commissar Li Dianren recently said that many countries have aircraft carriers , China is so big a country , it should be . But when there is , based on changes in the situation to make decisions. He said that China will change according to internal and external situation, make the right decisions. "As for now , is definitely what to do . "

Increasingly perfect accessory equipment

Despite speculation that "the Chinese aircraft carrier " has not revealed the true colors , but the Chinese navy 's rapid development in recent years , the objective has been to build for the future aircraft carrier battle groups to do a lot of homework . Recently, foreign media in China 's J- -15 showed a high carrier-based fighter "enthusiasm . " Canada , " Chinese Defense Review , " the article number in July according to some so-called " F -15 take off photos " on China's future carrier-based aircraft had some comment . Reported that the empty weight of F -15 -33 than Russian-made Su- carrier confidential light , the greater thrust to weight ratio means a greater payload . "Han and Defense Review , " also speculated that the F -15 test may be completed in 2012 , mass production from 2013 to 2014 .

China circulated on the Internet carrier aircraft F- 15 flight test plan

If the carrier aircraft is a carrier of the sword , then advanced destroyers , frigates, aircraft carriers and nuclear submarines is a shield . Chinese Navy equipment 052C type " Chinese Aegis " destroyers and 054A type "Jiang Kai -2 "class frigate fighting has been formed , and anti-piracy in the Gulf of Aden to escort mission in a good performance . The " Chinese Aegis " destroyers equipped with four phased-array radar and long-range air defense missile, "Jiang Kai -2 "class frigates equipped with the short-range air defense missiles, two types of warships with use, the more tightly woven air defense network . " Weishan Lake " No. " Thousand Island Lake "was also demonstrated in the Gulf of Aden Chinese navy supply ship with integrated support capabilities . Under water , China's future aircraft carrier receive the "Song "class conventional submarines , and new nuclear attack submarine strong support .

It was this analogy : In the future Chinese naval aircraft carrier battle groups , the " extra " already in place, only the other " characters "- debut of the carrier .

Protecting China's maritime strategic space

In recent years, the development momentum of China's navy is quite gratifying , ocean strategy has become increasingly prominent . In this background, the construction of aircraft carriers is particularly necessary . Equipment, aircraft carrier , the destroyers, frigates, submarines and even have the " backbone " , the ocean will drastically enhance the combat effectiveness and survivability , thus effectively protecting China's maritime strategic space .

On the carrier 's use of national strategies intended to reflect the differences. In the U.S. view of the aircraft carrier is an "attack platform " is to ensure that the cornerstone of maritime hegemony is strategic to suppress opponents. Therefore, a large U.S. aircraft carrier battle groups often appear in the "sensitive region " exercises, the show of force . As for the Chinese navy is concerned , the aircraft carrier is a " defensive platform. " On the one hand , China's vast territorial waters , dotted with islands , is difficult to fully take into account the patrol ships alone , but may rely on carrier-based aircraft carrier guarding large territorial waters and islands ; the other hand , China's marine products , energy security also requires carriers transport channel To protect .

Shows that the carrier is not an option for the Chinese Navy , but a dream of carrying a large core of naval equipment .