China is getting ready to launch its first indigenious aircraft carrier, according to China Global Television Network (CGTN). Having a displacement of 50 thousand tonnes, Type 001A was built at the Dalian Shipyard.
China currently operates one aircraft carrier, Liaoning, which was acquired from Ukraine and commissioned in 2012.
211216-N-QI061-1222 NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. (December 16, 2021) An MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), assigned to Unmanned Patrol Squadron 19 (VUP-19), sits on the flight line at Naval Station Mayport, Florida, Dec. 16, 2021. VUP-19, the Navy’s first Triton squadron, will continue to maintain and operate the aircraft off the East Coast to further develop the concept of operations and refine tactics, techniques, and procedures. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan T. Beard/ Released)