New Chinese Aircraft Carrier

China Built A New Aircraft Carrier! Should We Worry? ► Subscribe: What is a superpower without an aircraft carrier or two? These epic warships that replaced the behemoth battleships of WWII serve as a seagoing airport fully equipped with a control tower, flight deck, and all the necessary facilities to carry, arm, deploy and recover combat fighter jets, attack helicopters, and drones like the MQ8 Fire Scout and the MQ-9 Reaper that took out Iran’s General Qassem Soleimani. But, the United States is not the only country with an aircraft carrier and China just launched a new ship called the ‘Shandong’ that is a first-generation Chinese aircraft carrier. It is their second aircraft carrier, the Liaoning proudly being the first, and was launched in April 2017 for the People’s Liberation Army Navy of the People’s Republic of China. This now makes China one of the few countries to have more than one carrier. When initially developed