China’s Fujian Carrier Completes First Sea Training With EMALS Takeoffs

Overview

• The PLA Navy said on Nov. 18 that the carrier completed its first post-commissioning at-sea training and returned to Sanya, Hainan.
• The training featured carrier-based aircraft takeoff and landing drills conducted at sea.
• The navy said the ship’s electromagnetic catapult was tested and used effectively during the exercise.
• The announcement was carried in a Kyodo News Beijing dispatch and republished by Japanese outlets including Nishinippon Shimbun and Hokkaido Shimbun.
• Reports described the vessel as a new-type aircraft carrier as it advances through early operational milestones.