America has inadvertently helped build the Chinese military into a fully modern force that can—and will—challenge the U.S.
This advancement provides China with a significant operational advantage, as CATOBAR enables the launch of heavier aircraft, such as the KJ-600 early warning aircraft and the stealth J-35 fighter jet.
F-35C (Carrier Variant / Catapult-Assisted Take-Off But Arrested Recovery - CV/CATOBAR): Built for aircraft carriers, it has a stronger landing gear and bigger wings to help with take-offs using a ...
America has inadvertently helped build the Chinese military into a fully modern force that can—and will—challenge the U.S. Navy for supremacy in the Indo-Pacific. The People’s Republic of ...
Over the past decade, the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) of China has established itself as a naval force with oceanic projection. This is based on the increasing tonnage of its fleet, which is ...