In the Chinese Navy Fleet, adding nuclear-powered aircraft carriers is an important step in realizing ambitions to become a real "blue water navy".
According to satellite pictures and official documents in mainland China, the US military has judged that China is actively developing nuclear reactors that can be installed on large surface warships,
In other words, Beijing tries to build the first nuclear -powered aircraft carrier.Researchers at Mingde University in California said that they found that a mountain land outside Leshan City, Sichuan Province seemed to be the prototype base of the ships reactor, codenamed "Longwei".
This confirms that China has adopted the "small step fast run" method in the development of aircraft carrier, and each new ship is improved to a certain extent.The fourth aircraft carrier should be nuclear.
据美联社的新闻报道称，根据已获得的卫星图片与多份公共文件，包括项目招标、人事档案、The research on environmental impact, and even the residents complaints on construction noise and dust,
U.S. researchers concluded that the facilities located in Leshan are prototype reactors of the navy propeller.
Researchers have also found that the steam generator and turbine pump bidding contract of the facility shows that this is a water -type reactor with a secondary circuit.The reactor is consistent.
Inference from progress, this facility has run a lot of time, and the technology may be very mature. It is expected to install its model on the first nuclear -powered carrier in China.
According to open source information, 004 aircraft carrier is a 100,000 -ton nuclear -powered aircraft carrier, with a ship of 338 meters and has three lifts.100 and 4 electromagnetic ejaculation.
The reason why they want to build a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier similar to the Ford-class in the United States, because China hopes to sit up with the United States in the field of aircraft carriers, 004 aircraft carriers reachOr more than 100,000 tons is undoubtedly a wise development direction.
and given that more aircraft carriers are needed to maintain its maritime interests in the Western Pacific, Indian Ocean, and even the world, the nuclear power attributes of Chinas fourth aircraft carrier are crucial.
Therefore, the launch of this aircraft carrier will become a vital step in the modernization process of the Chinese Navy.
According to the source, the 004 aircraft carrier is undoubtedly built in Dalian, because after the Shandong ship is delivered, this shipyard has been upgrading technical upgrades to undertake the establishment of China.Nuclear power carrier.
Since the first steel plate has been cut in 2021, the total section of the 004 aircraft carrier has gradually entered the construction stage. Now after more than 3 years of modular construction, it will enter the dock to join together togetherstage.
Although foreign satellites have not detected signs of dock construction so far, the relevant work should be successively started. Perhaps the foreign satellites will be discovered in surprise.
And, because except for nuclear power systems, it is not a problem in other respects, so the construction progress of the 004 aircraft carrier will definitely be fast.
According to a senior Chinese researcher at the Cunki International Peace Foundation in Washington, "Nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is the milestone of the navy development. At presentOnly the United States and France have it. If China is successfully completed, it will be ranked among the first -class naval powers.Each new carrier is improved to a certain extent.
So, 004 aircraft carriers are relatively difficult to China. As long as the nuclear power pile does not drag the legs, the aircraft carrier has no problem with the water delivery within 2-3 years.
Some analysts point out that the launch of the 004 aircraft carrier will not only further enhance the global combat capabilities of the Chinese Navy, but also have a profound impact on the global marine power pattern.
(Military Review Chen Guangwen in 2024.11.11)
