"Domestic aircraft carriers" have always been a hot topic that has aroused the attention of the Chinese people. At present, China has announced three aircraft carriers that have been commissioned and launched, namely the "Liaoning Ship", the "Shandong Ship" and the "Fujian Ship".
With the addition of aircraft carriers, the overall strength and deterrence of China's navy have been significantly improved, and some countries with ulterior motives and external forces are afraid to challenge China's maritime sovereignty.
However, the "three" is only the beginning of the construction of aircraft carriers in the Chinese Navy, and larger-scale aircraft carrier projects are still in the pipeline.
According to the Hong Kong Commercial Daily, the outside world is highly concerned about the progress of the construction of China's fourth aircraft carrier, but the relevant parties have not disclosed the specific situation, which has caused some doubts that China's technology has encountered a bottleneck.
However, these views were quickly denied by Yuan Huazhi, the political commissar of the Chinese Navy, who made it clear in a recent interview that China has no technical obstacles.
When Commissar Yuan was asked whether the fourth aircraft carrier would be nuclear-powered, he smiled and said that the answer was about to be revealed! This statement is undoubtedly a frank statement, which eliminates the speculation that "China's technology has encountered a bottleneck", and at the same time brings more expectations to the Chinese people.
Previously, the South China Morning Post reported that China's fourth aircraft carrier, codenamed 004, will be a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier with a new type of small nuclear reactor as power support.
There are differences between nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and conventionally powered aircraft carriers in terms of environmental impact and cost input. From a purely military point of view, the biggest difference between the two is combat capability and deterrence.
Nuclear-powered aircraft carriers are powered by nuclear reactors, have a strong endurance, and are able to maintain high-speed navigation for a long time; Conventional aircraft carriers, on the other hand, need to be refueled regularly and have a shorter endurance.
Aircraft carriers play the role of mobile military fortresses at sea, and the size of their range directly affects the range of operations. If China's fourth aircraft carrier adopts a nuclear-powered design, it will have a far-reaching impact on our navy's ocean-going combat capability and enhance the deterrence of foreign hostile forces.
China has the ability to independently design and build nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. By 2035, the number of aircraft carriers in China will reach six, including two nuclear-powered aircraft carriers.
Vigorously developing domestically produced aircraft carriers is the only way to a broader "maritime strategy" and a long-term plan based on the future.
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