[Virginia Ridgerunner]

From what I understand this aircraft carrier is a have finished turd that used to belong to the Russians

Which the ChiComs have refitted and turned into a first class warship...

What folks here need to realize is that this carrier is NOT intended to go head-to-head with the USN, but to project power against Taiwan, Southeast Asia, Japan, India, and even the Horn of Africa. For dealing with the USN and its carriers, the ChiComs will do THIS...

The uninvited guest: Chinese sub pops up in middle of U.S. Navy exercise, leaving military chiefs red-faced

Our own in-house expert Jeff Head has been tracking ChiCom naval development for over ten years now, and has placed his research, with excellent, high-quality photographs, up at his website so that you can see what the ChiComs are up to.

VARYAG TRANSFORMATION INTO AN OPERATIONAL PLAN AIRCRAFT CARRIER

[tanknetter]

Which the ChiComs have refitted and turned into a first class warship...

Yet to be proven. Yes, they can take the thing out of port under its own power. Yes, they can land helicopters aboard it.

The most recent overhead shots indicate that neither the JBDs (Jet Blast Deflectors) or the arresting gear has been installed yet. So while it could theoretically launch fixed wing aircraft (using the ski jump) under narrow conditions, it can't bring them back aboard.

As it is, the ChiComs weren't able to figure out how to remove the Granit silos from the forward deck. So the empty tubes are still there, just plated over. Says a lot, since those tubes take up a heck of a lot of space better used for other things.

[DCrockett53]

I don’t see any aircraft on the aircraft carrier.