China's Type 004 Aircraft Carrier Explained In the mere flash of an instant, it appears the People’s Liberation Army-Navy will soon be a four-aircraft carrier force, something which seemed like ...

However, there has been speculation that China has set its sights on a nuclear-powered flattop as well, and there are good reasons to believe its Type 004 carrier could be significantly larger ...

China's newest aircraft carrier — the Fujian — is expected to be one of the most advanced ships in the world, rivaled only by the U.S. Navy's best.

And China is building another carrier, for now known as the Type 004, which is expected to not only employ EMALS technology, but also – unlike Fujian but like the USS Ford – be nuclear-powered.

A United States nuclear-powered aircraft carrier was conducting operations in the contested South China Sea, the Navy said, to showcase its ability to maintain warfighting advantages. Newsweek has ...

China now has three carriers, all running on diesel and generally less advanced than the United States’ 11 nuclear powered carriers. By 2040, China may have six carriers, according to U.S. Navy ...

It was the first time that China’s two active-duty aircraft carriers, the Liaoning and the Shandong, and their escort ships had operated together in the Pacific beyond the islands of Japan ...

FILE – This image released by the Taiwan Ministry of National Defense shows China’s Shandong aircraft carrier sailing near Taiwan on Monday, March 31, 2025.

However, there has been speculation that China has set its sights on a nuclear-powered flattop as well, and there are good reasons to believe its Type 004 carrier could be significantly larger ...