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On New Year's Eve, the official People's Daily confirmed an ill-kept secret: that China's People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) is building a second as-yet-unnamed aircraft carrier to serve alongside the Liaoning, the refitted Soviet-era carrier that joined the PLAN fleet in 2012.
The U.S. Navy has been the world's undisputed aircraft carrier power since 3 June 1942 when U.S. carrier forces defeated those of the Imperial Japanese Navy in what became known as the Battle of Midway.
Since then U.S. aircraft carrier technology has supported the deployment of some of the world's most advanced military carrier-based aircraft throughout the world, and serves as a visible reminder of the nation's military might.
There are U.S. carriers deployed throughout the world 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. They represent technologies that are known, experienced, and tested in battle and in peacetime.
Now the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy appears ready to step up to challenge U.S. aircraft carrier supremacy. While this may be possible in the future, China's small-but-growing carrier fleet must get a lot more experience -- in battle and at peace -- before that nation's carrier forces effectively can challenge those of the U.S.
As this in-depth and lengthy analysis from the Foreign Policy Group points out, it takes a lot more than building ships to become a legitimate maritime power.
On New Year's Eve, the official People's Daily confirmed an ill-kept secret: that China's People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) is building a second as-yet-unnamed aircraft carrier to serve alongside the Liaoning, the refitted Soviet-era carrier that joined the PLAN fleet in 2012.
The U.S. Navy has been the world's undisputed aircraft carrier power since 3 June 1942 when U.S. carrier forces defeated those of the Imperial Japanese Navy in what became known as the Battle of Midway.
Since then U.S. aircraft carrier technology has supported the deployment of some of the world's most advanced military carrier-based aircraft throughout the world, and serves as a visible reminder of the nation's military might.
There are U.S. carriers deployed throughout the world 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. They represent technologies that are known, experienced, and tested in battle and in peacetime.
Now the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy appears ready to step up to challenge U.S. aircraft carrier supremacy. While this may be possible in the future, China's small-but-growing carrier fleet must get a lot more experience -- in battle and at peace -- before that nation's carrier forces effectively can challenge those of the U.S.
As this in-depth and lengthy analysis from the Foreign Policy Group points out, it takes a lot more than building ships to become a legitimate maritime power.
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