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 by Staff Writers Moscow (Sputnik) Mar 18, 2018
A major Chinese shipbuilder posted pictures of Beijing's vision for its future navy with high-tech aircraft carriers, stealth fighter aircraft and nuclear submarines before censors removed the images, according to a new report. The China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) appears to have leaked the scaled down model of what Beijing envisions for its next-generation aircraft carrier in the batch of photos. As reported by Sputnik at the end of February, CSIC seeks to complete a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier by 2025. The French and US Navies are the only services with nuclear-powered carriers in their fleets to date. The ability to run on nuclear energy affords commanders much greater range to travel across the globe without a need for ports for refueling. According to Popular Science, CSIC released a picture - temporarily - of the Type 003 aircraft carrier China seeks to build. The carrier featured four catapults, stealthy J-20 jets, and unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAV). The ship would be the largest non-US warship in the world, the Popular Science report notes. Another feature China would like for its future carriers to have is electromagnetically assisted launch system (EMALS) for the takeoff aspect of naval aviation. Steam-assisted launches are not so desirable because of how much space they take up underneath the deck and the fact that they require more maintenance and more expensive maintenance than EMALS. There have been some discussions about the US Navy sharing parts of its secretive, and still very new, EMALS technology with India. The USS Gerald R. Ford tested the first successful EMALS launch of an F/A-18 Super Hornet just last August. Source: Sputnik News
BAE Australia grows with 42 new graduates for defense, security business Washington (UPI) Mar 5, 2018 BAE Systems Australia said last week that they have accepted 42 new graduates its national defense and security business, continuing to grow its presence there. BAE Systems announced a ream of initiatives in 2017 to grow it's business in Australia, positioning itself to take a lead in development of the Royal Australian Navy and consolidating its business there with the development of a defense hub that includes manufacturing, simulation, training and test facilities. The new graduates a ... read more
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