China Launches 1st Domestically-made Aircraft Carrier

BEIJING (AP) — China has launched its first aircraft carrier built entirely on its own in a demonstration of the growing technical sophistication of its defense industries. Like the Liaoning, the new carrier is based on the former Soviet Union's Kuznetsov class design, with a ski jump style deck for taking off and a conventional oil-fueled steam turbine power plant.

 

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