BREAKING:
China has carried out its first catapult-assisted launch and arrested landing drills aboard on an aircraft carrier.
The Fujian is China’s 3rd aircraft carrier and first carrier with electromagnetic aircraft launch system (EMALS) catapults, which enable heavier payloads and higher sortie rates compared to the ski-jump ramps on its predecessors, Liaoning and Shandong.
Footage shows J-15T and J-35 fighter jets taking off from the deck as well as KJ-600 AEW&C planes.
The footage proves that China is now the second nation in the world (after the U.S.) operating an EMALS aircraft carrier.
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