The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

"Congratulations to Xiangjiang for getting an aircraft carrier!"

"Hello, Xiangjiang ship!"

"What are the four black sheds on the string board for?"

“The gantry crane is too big!”

"A national treasure, a visual feast, this is a national treasure!"

"Today's China, the prosperous China, will surely stand tall among the nations of the world!"

"Forgive my limited knowledge, but I'll just say "awesome" to express my current mood!"

"The fourth aircraft carrier fleet is coming soon. In a few years, we will have 12 aircraft carrier fleets to guard the motherland's seas, fight pirates, and deter jackals and tigers!"

"Look, the hosts are all smiling~~"

"Xiang Jiang, what a special meaning!"

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The launching and naming ceremony of the Type 003 nuclear-powered aircraft carrier was not long, but it made countless netizens excited.

After CCTV improved its camera capabilities, its shooting level is getting closer and closer to that of AFP. The steel behemoth of the Type 003 nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is undoubtedly revealed and is full of shock.

Big!
Incredibly huge!

A true steel behemoth!
Such a steel behemoth is full of infinite deterrence and huge shock!
More importantly, the timing for launching the Type 003 aircraft carrier was just a coincidence.

It just happened to be the tenth anniversary celebration of Hong Kong’s return to China, and the ship was named ‘Hong Kong’!
How can this not make everyone excited and unhappy?
Moreover, during the live broadcast by CCTV, it was clearly stated that this was a large nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.

Although the specific displacement is not stated, but looking at how huge it is, we know that it must be quite large!
Moreover, the four camouflaged rectangular sheds undoubtedly indicate that this is a ship that uses electromagnetic catapults and is equipped with four electromagnetic catapults.

Everyone knows that compared with traditional steam catapults, electromagnetic catapults have the advantages of faster response, more accurate control and lower maintenance costs.

These four electromagnetic catapults can support the rapid takeoff of carrier-based aircraft with higher efficiency and reliability, thereby improving the overall combat effectiveness of the aircraft carrier.

The combat effectiveness of an aircraft carrier depends on its aircraft. In addition to the performance of the carrier-based aircraft, factors that affect the performance of the aircraft also include the speed, efficiency, and accuracy of the catapult in launching the carrier-based aircraft.

With an electromagnetic catapult, all kinds of aircraft can be launched, even early warning aircraft, refueling aircraft, and electronic warfare aircraft.

This will undoubtedly greatly enhance the overall combat effectiveness of the aircraft carrier.

Currently, China is the only country in the world that has mastered the electromagnetic catapult technology.

Although the United States started research on electromagnetic catapults earlier and has continued to receive good news, it has still not mastered the technology.

What's more, several guns on the aircraft carrier were blocked.

Many people suspected that it was a new type of naval gun or a new type of long-range air defense missile developed by China.

They would never imagine that those are laser defense weapons, used to defend against incoming aircraft and missiles, and can even be used to shoot down satellites in space!
The laser cannon equipped on the Type 003 aircraft carrier is more advanced than the laser cannon on the Type 002B aircraft carrier because the Type 003 aircraft carrier can supply stronger electrical energy.

It is just this one aircraft carrier that truly possesses both offensive and defensive capabilities.

In comparison, only the defense against underwater threats is slightly weaker.

But an aircraft carrier is not just an aircraft carrier, it is also an aircraft carrier fleet.

It is extremely difficult for a submarine to avoid anti-submarine patrol aircraft, anti-submarine helicopters, etc. and attack an aircraft carrier.

Compared to the joy in China, the whole world is silent.

It is really a live broadcast of the Type 003 aircraft carrier. Anyone who has seen it will be shocked.

This is the deterrent power of an aircraft carrier!
It is easy to count the number of countries in the world that have aircraft carriers, but there are very few countries equipped with advanced large and medium-sized aircraft carriers.

As for equipping large nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, in the past only the United States had such equipment.

Since World War II, the U.S. Navy has dominated the world and become the world's number one naval power.

From the end of World War II to the present, the US Navy has remained the world's number one for 62 years and has never been shaken.

Even at its peak, the Soviet Navy was ranked the second strongest navy in the world, but there was still a gap compared to the U.S. Navy.

This gap is not in other warships, but in aircraft carriers.

The aircraft carriers built during the heyday of the Soviet Union were the two "Marshal Kuznetsov-class" aircraft carriers. Both models were conventional medium-sized aircraft carriers with a standard displacement of 55000 tons and a full load displacement of 59000 tons, which did not exceed 60000 tons.

As for nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, it has never been realized.

But now, after China has the Type 002B nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, it has achieved a huge leap in nuclear-powered large aircraft carriers.

The leap here is not just one step, but several steps.

It can even be said that the Type 003 nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is the most powerful aircraft carrier in the world.

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White House, conference room.

Having just finished watching the launching and naming ceremony of the Type 003 aircraft carrier, everyone couldn't help but show a bitter look on their faces.

They also did not expect that China would not build more Type 002B aircraft carriers, or develop Type 002C and Type 002D aircraft carriers in accordance with China's tradition, but would directly develop Type 003 aircraft carriers, large nuclear-powered aircraft carriers.

This is simply not following the rules!

The CIA director looked even more unhappy. To be honest, this was a dereliction of duty on his part, and if anyone was to hold someone accountable, he would be to blame.

To be honest, the world's military industry, national defense construction, scientific and technological development, etc. are all the focus of the CIA's work, and key areas are given special attention.

When it comes to aircraft carrier development, the CIA has never relaxed.

The CIA is trying to collect information on aircraft carrier development through various channels in order to formulate strategies.

This includes posting phishing messages on military forums or intelligence personnel around large shipyards.

However, no intelligence was collected about the Type 003 aircraft carrier.

Although the CIA's intelligence budget is increasing every year, the cost of collecting intelligence in the East is also increasing exponentially.

In the early days, you could get intelligence by offering a U.S. green card as an inducement. You only need to spend a small amount of money every year to get a lot of valuable intelligence.

But now, with tens of billions of dollars spent each year, the amount of valuable intelligence that can be collected is actually less than before.

Those people's appetites are growing.

For example, some public intellectuals ask for funding that is not just a little bit higher, but ten or twenty times higher.

Some people even put on airs.

"How about our new generation aircraft carrier, the 'Ford'?" George Wharton said in a deep voice.

Relying solely on the 'Nimitz-class' nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is already somewhat unreliable.

The only hope now is the new generation of aircraft carriers.

George Walton attached great importance to the development of aircraft carriers because the US Navy is the most important military branch in the United States.

Among the three branches of the U.S. military, the Navy is the most important, followed by the Air Force, and the Army is the least important. (End of this chapter)