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[Currently undergoing sea trials.
Ski-jump design limits its usefulness.]

The Chinese claim to have bypassed CATOBAR to go directly to EMALS.

https://news.usni.org/2022/06/17/china-launches-third-aircraft-carrier-as-u-s-wraps-major-pacific-exercise

Gotta wonder if that’s real or vaporware. The Indians, overreaching as usual, want EMALS on the cheap from Uncle Sugar *and* technology transfer along with production in India.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electromagnetic_Aircraft_Launch_System#India

17 posted on 09/02/2022 12:27:09 PM PDT by Zhang Fei (My dad had a Delta 88. That was a car. It was like driving your living room)

The CCP lies, lies, lies and then everyone believes their fariry tales.

19 posted on 09/02/2022 1:19:49 PM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)

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