Type 003
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 2025
Total Production : 1
Model | Status | Year | Produced |
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Type 003 | Under Development | 2025 | 1 |
Type 003
Group : Aircraft Carriers
Status : Under Development
Also Known As : Chinese Aircraft Carrier 2025
Origin : China
Contractor : Jiangnan Shipyard
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 2025
Total Production : 1
The Type 003 is the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to be build in China to equip the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). With a full displacement of 85,000 tons (or up to 100,000-ton) the ship will carry an air wing of more than 80 aircraft including the newest Chinese version of the Sukhoi Su-33 Sea Flanker, called the J-15T, and helicopters. The J-21 stealth fighter may also be embarked upon the new aircraft carrier. The lead ship is expected to be commissioned by 2023-2024. The construction could have started at Shangai Jiangnan Shipyard in January 2018 and in November 2018 the ship was already under construction.
Operators
Country | Status | State | Notes |
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Specifications
Notes | ||
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Number of Aircraft | 80 | |
Dimensions | ||
Beam | 39.5 meter | |
Length | 316 meter | |
Mass | ||
Full Displacement | 85,000 ton | |
Power | ||
Total Combined Power | 164 MW |
Gear
Listing
Ship | Status | Com | Decom |
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Under Construction | 2025 | |
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Cancelled | 2028 |
News

BEIJING -- A Chinese defense spokesperson said Friday that the trials of the Fujian aircraft carrier are a standard part of its construction process and subsequent trials

SHANGHAI, May 8 -- China's third aircraft carrier PLANS Fujian (Hull 18) returned to Shanghai Jiangnan Shipyard on Wednesday afternoon after completing its eight-day maiden sea trial.

SHANGHAI, May 1 (Xinhua) -- China's third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, set out for maiden sea trials on Wednesday morning.
BEIJING, April 23 -- Good news about the aircraft carrier Fujian arrived on the eve of the 74th birthday of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy, which falls on Sunday.

SHANGHAI, June 17 -- The launching ceremony of China's 3rd aircraft carrier was held at the Jiangnan Shipyard of China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation on Friday morning.
A video featuring China's flying saucer-like stealth drone, the Sky Hawk, was shown for the first time on China Central Television (CCTV) on Saturday, with leading military
Beijing already has two aircraft carriers that have already undergone all the necessary trials prior to duty.

A new drone with folding wings and the potential to be deployed on China's third aircraft carrier debuted at Airshow China 2018 in Zhuhai, South China's Guangdong Province this week.
China has churned out several new KJ-500 airborne early warning aircraft, a sign that the nation’s defense industrial base may be rapidly maturing.
Less than one year after Chinese shipyard workers completed the nation’s first domestically made aircraft carrier, workers were already toiling away on what will one day

Chinese media has revealed when the country is expecting to reinforce its fleet of aircraft carriers with two more domestically built vessels: the second aircraft carrier
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State Latest Known holdings/Original Procurement
Com - Date of Commissioning
Decom - Date of Decommissioning
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