On September 25, 2011, under the years of expectations of the Chinese people and the unprecedented spotlight attention of Western media, based on the Soviet aircraft carrier "Varyag", the first China's first aircraft carrier Liaoning ship , which was reborn, was officially delivered to the People's Navy, thus announcing the official start of the Chinese aircraft carrier era. Over the past ten years, the Liaoning ship has lived up to the deep blue step by step. From single-ship navigation to formation dispatch, from testing training to preparing for war, this sea giant ship with a displacement of tens of thousands of tons has been advancing, witnessing the leapfrog development of China's military power.
Now, China's aircraft carrier power has initially formed three aces with the "Liaoning Ship", "Shandong Ship" and "Fujian Ship" as the foundation, effectively fulfilling the mission of the times to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity. On September 23, 2022, a public report by CCTV's "News Broadcast" showed that 24 J-15 carrier-based aircraft were neatly parked on the deck of the Shandong ship's aircraft carrier that was sailing at sea. This was the only time in the public report that the Liaoning ship was "full of all".
Military experts believe that this means that the Liaoning ship has built a complete comprehensive combat capability and logistical support capability in the past ten years, and the strength of the Liaoning ship is enough to reassure 1.4 billion Chinese people.
Regarding the combat status of the Liaoning ship, it is unreasonable to say that face-to-face confrontation is the most convincing evidence. In early May, the Liaoning fleet went to a certain waters in the Western Pacific to conduct military training. In addition to aircraft carriers, 0.55 million tons of large destroyers, 052D Aegis, 054A frigate, and comprehensive supply ships were all dispatched. The total number of escort ships reached the historic 8, far exceeding the US aircraft carrier strike group.
has grown in scale and is sensitive to regionality, and this long-sea training is destined to not be as calm as many people think. One day, a group of unknown origins suddenly appeared in the airspace around the Liaoning aircraft carrier formation and were constantly approaching the target at high speed. The situation was urgent, and the formation command immediately issued an order to drive several J-15 carrier-based aircraft to quickly take off, hit the target airspace, and intercept unknown targets. At the same time, the ships in the formation also built a complete and strict multi-level protection system and were ready to fight at any time. Seeing that the Chinese Navy was on high alert, the J-15 fighter jet arrived, and the "unknown military aircraft" who knew they could not get the advantage immediately turned around and ran away. Based on the elusive attitude of these "unknown military aircraft", it is definitely not the other party's intention to test our army temporarily, but it is more likely to be a naked provocation or even threat. Our army finally turned the risk into a safe situation with its calm response and let the other party bring humiliation, which will surely make it "psychological shadow" in the short term.
Although the official did not point out where the "unknown military aircraft" came from, according to the situation of the game between various parties in the Western Pacific region at that time, it is likely that it was a military aircraft of the Japanese air-powered or Maritime Self-Defense Force .
As the most important ally of the United States in East Asia, Japan has spared no effort in taking sides with the United States. It not only cooperates with it to suppress China from diplomatic, economic and high-tech, but also charges ahead in the military. Seeing that China's aircraft carrier development is effective, Japan is also committed to building its own " quasi-aircraft carrier ".
There was the "Izumo" among the ships that followed the Liaoning ship formation at that time. As a pioneer of Japan's "quasi-aircraft carrier", the Izumo has made rapid progress in the modification and upgrading steps. It has previously completed the take-off and landing test of the ship-based F-35B fighter and has the ability to carry the US-made fifth-generation aircraft . The next step is to wait for the Lockheed Martial order to be delivered, and Japan Self-Defense Force will have certain joint combat capabilities for sea and air.
If it were 10 years ago, the Liaoning ship had just been included in the ranks and had not yet formed combat effectiveness, and the Japanese "quasi-aircraft carrier" could still have a certain advantage over the People's Navy, which had just ushered in leapfrog development. Now, the Liaoning ship and the Shandong ship have full combat effectiveness. The Fujian ship, which is comparable to the "Nimitz", is also conducting mooring tests, and is carrying out busy and orderly sea inspection work, and the pace of service is getting closer and closer. Even if the Japanese side seeks to expand force, it cannot curb the Chinese Navy's pace of moving towards deep blue and towards the ocean.
The sea is like a strong army. With the completion of the 100-year construction goal of the founding of the army, the core combat power of the People's Liberation Army represented by the Liaoning ship will surely bring new vitality.
