The first simultaneous deployment of two Chinese carrier groups beyond the strategically vital First Island Chain took place ...

Chinese aircraft carrier strike groups have been operating further from home shores and in greater strength than ever before, ...

Japan this week confirmed that two Chinese aircraft carriers have operated together for the first time in the Pacific.

The Chinese military said the dual aircraft carrier deployment fully complied with international law and practice.

The Chinese buildup has also prompted Japan to build its first small aircraft carriers since World War II, which will be capable of carrying U.S.-made F-35B stealth fighters. Hisako Ueno ...

In the latest expression of China’s rapidly growing and modernizing naval power, the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) recently, and for the first time, put three aircraft carriers to sea ...

BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese state media unveiled new images of China's most advanced aircraft carrier yet, including next generation launch tracks that can catapult a wider range of aircraft from ...

The Fujian, China's Type 003 carrier that follows the Type 001 Liaoning and Type […] The post Chinese Fujian Aircraft Carrier ...

The two Chinese carriers currently in the western Pacific employ the older “ski-jump” launch method for aircraft, with a ramp at the end of a short runway to assist planes taking off.

The Fujian, China’s Type 003 carrier that follows the Type 001 Liaoning and Type 002 Shandong, returned to Jiangnan pier near Shanghai on Dec. 3, 2024, after it left on Nov. 18.

Uncredited. This image provided on June 12, 2025, by the Ministry of Defense shows Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong near southern islands in the Pacific on June 7, 2025.