It is expected to be formally commissioned before 2020, after sea trials and the arrival of its full air complement. The main hull of the new carrier has been completed and its power supply put into place. Facebook Twitter Pinterest China’s new carrier is based on the Soviet Kuznetsov-class design. Facebook Twitter Pinterest The new aircraft carrier at Dalian port, Liaoning province. The US operates 10 aircraft carriers, has 62 destroyers to China’s 32, and 75 submarines to China’s 68.

Source: The Guardian April 26, 2017 03:42 UTC