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China's J-15T fighter jets demonstrate capability across all aircraft carriers

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China's J-15T fighter jets have demonstrated the ability to operate from all of its aircraft carriers, including older models equipped with ski-jump launch systems. Recent exercises showed the J-15T successfully taking off and landing on the Liaoning carrier, which uses a ski-jump. This capability enhances China's integrated combat capabilities by allowing its most advanced carrier-based fighter to utilize the entire carrier fleet, including the newer Fujian carrier that features an electromagnetic catapult system. AI

RANK_REASON Significant military capability development for a major geopolitical actor. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.0]

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China's J-15T fighter jets demonstrate capability across all aircraft carriers

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Meredith Chen,Amber Wang ·

    Why it matters that China’s advanced fighters can use all its carriers

    Recent People’s Liberation Army exercises showed that China’s older aircraft carriers could operate more closely in tandem with the more advanced Fujian than previously thought, experts say, as fighter jets upgraded to use electromagnetic catapults were spotted on the older Liaon…

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