Carrier's sea trials 'attained objectives'
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September 1, 2011, Thursday
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THE sea trials of China's refitted aircraft carrier "attained the anticipated objectives," a spokesman for the Defense Ministry said yesterday.
Yang Yujun told a regular press briefing that the carrier had returned to the shipyard where refurbishing and testing will continue, but did not elaborate on the "anticipated objectives."
The vessel, the former Soviet aircraft carrier Varyag, has been refitted for its new role as a research and training platform in China, he said, and had left from a port in Dalian, a city in northeast China's Liaoning Province, on August 10 for the sea trials.
China's People's Liberation Army Navy's inshore defense strategy and the defensive nature of the country's national defense policy will not change despite the country's development of advanced weaponry, Yang said.
The building of an aircraft carrier is a long and complex project, he said. In the building process, there will be a series of scientific research experiments and training exercises, and such activities are "routine and normal."
Follow-up work on the aircraft carrier will be carried out based on training and scientific research needs.
Soviet Union
The vessel is an Admiral Kuznetsov class aircraft carrier which measures 304.5 meters long and 37 meters wide, with a displacement of 58,500 tons.
The Soviet Union began construction on the vessel in 1985.
After the Soviet Union disbanded in 1991, Ukraine took control of the ship.
Since March 2002, the vessel has been berthed in the Port of Dalian.
On July 27, the ministry confirmed China's aircraft carrier program, emphasizing that the carrier was intended solely for "scientific research, experiments and training."
Currently, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Russia, Spain, Italy, India, Brazil and Thailand operate a total of 21 active-service aircraft carriers.
Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force currently has two 18,000-ton Hyuga-class helicopter carriers, although the warships are classified by Japan as "helicopter destroyers."
Once the still-unnamed carrier is delivered to the PLA Navy, China will be the last among the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council to possess an aircraft carrier.
Yang Yujun told a regular press briefing that the carrier had returned to the shipyard where refurbishing and testing will continue, but did not elaborate on the "anticipated objectives."
The vessel, the former Soviet aircraft carrier Varyag, has been refitted for its new role as a research and training platform in China, he said, and had left from a port in Dalian, a city in northeast China's Liaoning Province, on August 10 for the sea trials.
China's People's Liberation Army Navy's inshore defense strategy and the defensive nature of the country's national defense policy will not change despite the country's development of advanced weaponry, Yang said.
The building of an aircraft carrier is a long and complex project, he said. In the building process, there will be a series of scientific research experiments and training exercises, and such activities are "routine and normal."
Follow-up work on the aircraft carrier will be carried out based on training and scientific research needs.
Soviet Union
The vessel is an Admiral Kuznetsov class aircraft carrier which measures 304.5 meters long and 37 meters wide, with a displacement of 58,500 tons.
The Soviet Union began construction on the vessel in 1985.
After the Soviet Union disbanded in 1991, Ukraine took control of the ship.
Since March 2002, the vessel has been berthed in the Port of Dalian.
On July 27, the ministry confirmed China's aircraft carrier program, emphasizing that the carrier was intended solely for "scientific research, experiments and training."
Currently, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Russia, Spain, Italy, India, Brazil and Thailand operate a total of 21 active-service aircraft carriers.
Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force currently has two 18,000-ton Hyuga-class helicopter carriers, although the warships are classified by Japan as "helicopter destroyers."
Once the still-unnamed carrier is delivered to the PLA Navy, China will be the last among the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council to possess an aircraft carrier.
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