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According to Russian media, China is developing a special super aircraft carrier with a displacement of 180,000 tons.
According to an article titled “China is building a balancing fleet” in Russian media, China is building a special super aircraft carrier with a special structure that consists of two identical hulls.
It will have a deck 480 meters long and can carry 125 J-20s.
Experts believe such an aircraft carrier, if successfully built, will make China a real maritime overlord. The combat capability of one such aircraft carrier mostly exceeds that of a country’s entire navy. No other carrier can be its rival.
The article also reveals that China is stepping up its construction of 40,000-ton grade helicopter carrier and development of VTOL stealth fighter jets similar to F-35 to be deployed on such helicopter carrier.
The helicopter carrier will then become an aircraft carrier and will be able to become a platform to carry unmanned aircrafts.
Source: qianzhan.com “Exposure of China’s First 180,000-ton Double Hull-Aircraft Carrier Able to Carry 125 J-20 fighter jets” (summary by Chan Kai Yee)