The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 894 Type 001 aircraft carrier launching ceremony

Type 001 light aircraft carrier is China’s first aircraft carrier, and it was independently designed and built.

The number of countries in the world capable of independently designing and building modern aircraft carriers can be counted on one hand.

Now that the ship has been built and is about to be launched, naturally many important people have come.

Liu Tao accompanied the leaders. Some people thought that launching an aircraft carrier meant it was built. Liu Tao had to explain that launching an aircraft carrier only meant that the hull was built, but it was still an empty shell. The weapon system had to be installed during the outfitting process. There was still a long way to go from the launch of the aircraft carrier to its service.

Because of the importance of this launching ceremony, martial law has been imposed in the area since three days ago. After all, this is also for safety reasons.

Today, the aircraft carrier was launched and no one was allowed to go out and walk around.

The launching ceremony was of very high standards. CCTV sent a filming team, not to broadcast it live, but to film it. All of this will be reported later and made into a documentary.

Although the aircraft carrier launching ceremony was so noisy that it could not be hidden from the reconnaissance satellites in the sky, China has its own national conditions and there are rules for when to report it.

For example, the Type 054 frigate was not reported in a series of reports by CCTV until 1991. At that time, many people in the mainland knew that China actually had such an advanced frigate.

The Type 052 destroyer was not reported until last year, which caused quite a stir in the mainland at the time.

At ten o'clock in the morning, the entire dock was hung with colorful flags and red festive banners. The leaders delivered speeches and spoke highly of the Type 001 light aircraft carrier, which is the largest of China's main warships and a -ton steel behemoth.

What makes the navy even happier is that once this Type 001 light aircraft carrier is launched, the construction of a light aircraft carrier belonging to the Chinese Navy will begin, and in a few years the Chinese Navy will truly own an aircraft carrier.

The leaders all gave wonderful and important speeches, and the launching ceremony was met with constant applause.

Finally, the moment to launch the aircraft carrier arrived. At this moment, the director of the Yangcheng Shipyard gave an order, the floodgates were opened, and a large amount of seawater poured into the dock, quickly lifting up the Type 001 aircraft carrier in the dock.

It’s floating!

Many people were shouting.

Two tugboats entered, and then pulled and pushed, towing the Type 001 light aircraft carrier to the outfitting dock. The entire process was recorded by the camera.

The deafening salutes continued to blast. The leaders were smiling brightly, and everyone was smiling brightly. China had finally realized its dream of having an aircraft carrier. This was the dream of so many people, and it was finally going to come true today.

Even this light aircraft carrier is to be delivered to Thailand.

Thailand has already paid the money, and Panshan Group has always been trustworthy. Even if the navy is jealous, Liu Tao will refuse the navy and deliver the aircraft carrier in time.

Reporters also began to find interview subjects and conduct interviews.

Liu Tao is naturally the first choice of reporters, because Liu Tao is the chief scientist of China. At the same time, this aircraft carrier was designed by Liu Tao and he participated in its construction. It can be said that Liu Tao is the father of the aircraft carrier.

"Academician Liu, can you please tell our audience how you feel at this moment?" The reporter interviewed Liu Tao with excitement.

Liu Tao smiled and said, "Okay, now I am as excited as everyone else, because the Type 001 light aircraft carrier is the first aircraft carrier designed and built independently by China, and it is % domestically produced. Its successful launch means that we have mastered the development technology of modern aircraft carriers, and China has successfully entered the world's modern aircraft carrier development powerhouse club."

"We all know that the Type 001 light aircraft carrier was designed by you and you participated in its construction. It can be said that you are the father of aircraft carriers. Can you tell us how powerful our aircraft carrier is? How does it compare with foreign aircraft carriers?" said the female reporter.

Liu Tao said confidently: "Among light aircraft carriers, it is the most advanced and has the strongest combat capability!"

"When will China be able to build a bigger aircraft carrier?" the reporter asked with anticipation. Liu Tao smiled and said, "Three years later, China will build a bigger and more advanced aircraft carrier. In the millennium, China will have a medium-sized aircraft carrier. Our aircraft carrier can sail across the ocean!"

Now that the first Type 001 light aircraft carrier has been launched, it has entered the outfitting phase and is installing weapon systems. The vacant dock will be used to build the Type 001 light aircraft carrier for its own use.

The Type 001 light aircraft carrier for domestic use has not yet been built, but the navy has already thought of a name for it.

Even the crew was assembled in advance, with the intention of using the light aircraft carrier currently to be delivered to Thailand for training and familiarization purposes.

The launching of the Type 001 light aircraft carrier at this time does not mean that China will only build another Type 001 aircraft carrier, but will build two.

One is for the Chinese Navy's own use, and the other is to be delivered to Saudi Arabia.

Liu Tao is still selling the product to other countries. Many countries are interested, but they all back off after hearing the price.

expensive!
too expensive!
It is so expensive that these countries cannot afford it.

After all, the Pakistani Navy is very interested in owning such a light aircraft carrier, but Pakistan has no money and is now looking for sponsors to see if it can get support from them.

After China’s own light aircraft carrier is built, a medium-sized aircraft carrier will be built here.

The reporter became even more excited when he heard Liu Tao's words.

Just as the reconnaissance satellites of the United States and other countries detected the Type 001 light aircraft carrier, the news that China owned an aircraft carrier spread throughout the world in just a few days.

CCTV did not broadcast the event until a week after the launching ceremony on the 7 o'clock news.

It immediately caused a bigger sensation both internationally and domestically.

No one expected that China had mastered the technology of developing modern aircraft carriers without realizing it.

Although the news emphasized that this was commissioned by Thailand, it still could not stop everyone from discussing it heatedly, especially what Liu Tao said, that China will build a larger aircraft carrier in three years, which aroused strong attention.

Overseas countries could not help but speculate whether China was going to build a medium-sized or even a large aircraft carrier, and whether to build a conventional-powered or nuclear-powered aircraft carrier!
No one knows, but everyone has to re-evaluate the strength of the Chinese Navy.

Previously, in international military journals, China ranked between 3rd and 5th in naval rankings.

Ranked first is the ironclad United States Navy, and ranked second is undoubtedly the polar bear’s navy.

No. 3, sometimes it is the British Royal Navy, sometimes it is the Chinese Navy, and sometimes it is the Saudi Navy.

The ranking of the Chinese Navy is often different in different military journals.

The Chinese Navy is sometimes considered inferior to the British Royal Navy, mainly because the Chinese Navy does not have aircraft carriers, while the British Royal Navy does.

Now that China has built an aircraft carrier, it has undoubtedly made up for the shortcomings of the navy. It also means that it has taken a very important step forward on the road to building an ocean-going navy.

This also affects the ranking of the Chinese Navy in the world's navies.

More importantly, China will build larger aircraft carriers, which will undoubtedly further enhance the strength of its navy.

(End of this chapter)