China has advanced to USA in a key technology for your carrier. This Monday, the Navy of the Popular Liberation Army (EPL) announced that he has completed his first training of Electromagnetic catapult assisted with three types of aircraft. The EPL qualifies it as a historical achievement, according to Global Times.
The aircraft carrier Fujian It is the first of China equipped with electromagnetic catapults and from which heavy hunter has been launched and recovered J-15Tthe poaching J-35 And the early alert plane KJ-600demonstrating that the electromagnetic launch and recovery systems of the ship can handle multiple aircraft. On the contrary, the Navy aircraft carriers USA. They still hope to have electromagnetic catapults to launch their poachers F-35.
Chinese state media highlight that with this demonstration, the Fujian has reached ‘World Class levels’China’s status increases as a prominent power in naval aviation and its ability to deploy away from its coasts.
The Chinese Navy Announced on Sept. 22 That Carrier-Based Aircraft J-15T, J-35 and Kongjing-600 Have Successfully Completed Emir Electromagnetic Catapult-Asseted Takeoff and arrested landing training on Aircraft Carrier, The Fujian.#Fujianaircraftcarrier… pic.twitter.com/0iyxeupjch
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The Fujian is the third aircraft carrier and the first built entirely in the country with electromagnetic catapults. It was thrown in 2022 and since last year it is carrying out numerous maritime essays, of which these inaugural training are part. The other two aircraft carrier From China, the Liaoning and the ShandongThey use the classic SKI-Jump ramps.
What is the electromagnetic launch system of aircraft (EMALS)
The J-35 is launched from the Fujian aircraft carrier with a Electromagnetic aircraft launch system (Emalsfor its acronym in English). In the American fleet, the F-35c take off from class aircraft carriers Nimitz using the traditional steam catapult system.
The new class aircraft carriers Fordhowever, they already incorporate electromagnetic catapults, having made the first launch in 2017. Since then, in this kind of aircraft carrier they have taken off with this system F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, EA-18G Growler, E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, C-2a Grayhound and T-45C Goshawkbut no poaching.
The electromagnetic catapult system is a technology that uses a linear electric motor instead of pressure steam to launch aircraft from the cover of an aircraft carrier.
Works generating A controlled magnetic field that moves a shuttle along a raílto which the front train of the plane hooks. This system accelerates to hunting 0 to more than 250 km/h in a few secondsgiving it the necessary speed to take off on a very small track.
The EMALS offers greater energy efficiency and lower wear than steam catapults, a more precise acceleration control that reduces the structural stress of the plane and ability to launch aircraft of very different weight, From light drones to heavy fighters.
The aircraft that China has launched with the EMALS system
He J-35first fifth generation hunting of China embarked, it is a poaching plane designed for aerial superiority and capable of attacking goals in sea and land. Your combination with J-15Tof great load capacity, gives the Fujian greater scope and saturation attack capacity.
He KJ-600an early alert aircraft of fixed wing, provides more distance detection and better control and control capabilities than naval helicopters and radars traditionally used in Chinese aircraft groups. It acts as the eyes and the brain of the formation and reinforces its ability to detect low altitude threats, such as flush missiles, and coordinate offensive and defensive operations.
Chinese analysts refer to the combination of poachers, heavy attack fighters, electronic war aircraft, early alert planes and anti -submarine helicopters such as the ‘Five pieces’ set’ indispensable for a modern aircraft carrier capacity.
ZHANG JUNSHEnaval expert in Beijing cited by the Global Times, has affirmed that the evidence reflects China’s ‘complete domain’ on complex launch systems such as electromagnetic catapults and the growing capacity of naval personnel to operate high -tech equipment.