China Building Third Aircraft Carrier More Advanced than Liaoning
China Building Third Aircraft Carrier More Advanced than Liaoning 27 Februari 2017 Construction of the 001A or Liaoning II (photo : war is boring) 2nd carrier almost complete China is close to completing its second aircraft carrier, which will begin service by 2020, experts said. China Central Television (CCTV) reported that the People"s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy"s Type 001A class aircraft carrier"s scaffold has been removed and red undercoat has been painted below the ship"s waterline in Dalian, northeastern Liaoning Province, and that a launching ceremony will soon be held. "Unlike the Liaoning (Type 001), China"s first aircraft carrier, a refitted ship built by Ukraine (under the former Soviet Union), the 001A is China-built, and its design, combat capability and technologies will be much more advanced," Song Zhongping, a military expert, told the Global Times. "One key difference is the design will be more "humanized," which m...