Last month, the Chinese military started sea trials on its newest aircraft carrier, the Type 003 "Fujian," according to the People's Liberation Army Navy and a number of state media outlets.

The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) currently operates two aircraft carriers, the Type 001 Liaoning (CVS-16) and the Type 002 Shandong (CVS-17), while its third flattop, the Type 003 Fujian ...

The Fujian, China’s third aircraft carrier, is the first to be both designed and built in the country.

According to latest, openly available photos, blocks of the Type 003 aircraft carrier are being assembled in Shanghai and the general outline of the warship is already identifiable, Ordnance ...

China has launched its third aircraft carrier and the first to feature a ... The Fujian, which was previously known as the Type 003, has a flight deck that measures about 316 meters long and ...

In addition to being the largest of its three carriers, the new Type 003 class is fitted with a catapult launch system that will “enable it to support additional fighter aircraft, fixed-wing ...

This ship marks the second PLAN vessel equipped with an EMALS, alongside the Type 003 Fujian aircraft carrier, and the third in the world with the US operating the EMALS-equipped USS Gerald R.