Chinese Communist Party-owned People’s Daily reported yesterday that People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy Deputy Commander Xu Hongmeng (徐洪猛) had told media that the PLA “has a plan” to make its first aircraft carrier, the former Soviet Union’s Varyag, enter service this year.

[乔良]:我想告诉你的是,这艘航母更多的人看到它的船体是前苏联海军的,就以为没有多少是中国的知识产权,我可以告诉你,除了它的船体是前苏联人制造的以外,剩下的都是我们自主完成的。从它的舰上的各种设备,一直到它的动力系统、操舰系统和火控系统,以及它配备的武器,都是我们国家自主研发的。所以,你应该对我们国家能够拥有这样的能力感到自豪。

It was the first time a PLA officer has officially mentioned a specific timing for the launch of the refurbished aircraft carrier. Defense analysts believe the carrier could be launched on Aug. 1 to coincide with the anniversary of the establishment of the PLA.

Xu made the remarks on the sidelines of a second plenary meeting of the fifth session of the 11th National People’s Congress (NPC) on Thursday.

The yet-to-be-renamed carrier is expected to carry Shenyang J-15 fighter aircraft, as well as Z-8 transport helicopters. It will be based on Hainan Island and cover the East China Sea and South China Sea, where China has territorial disputes with a number of claimants, including Taiwan, Japan, Vietnam and the Philippines.

Military analysts also believe the carrier could be used in an enveloping attack against Taiwan, forcing the nation to defend itself on several fronts.

Xu said trial runs for the J-15 were in the pipeline and that takeoff and landing tests were expected to be carried out this month, along with further test runs of the aircraft carrier. Recent online images of the former Varyag show far less clutter on the deck than usual, which could be signs of an imminent sea trial.

Meanwhile, South Korea’s Chosun Ilbo reported yesterday that the aircraft carrier could be used to patrol the waters off South Korea’s Ieo Island, a submerged rock 149km off the southern coast of Jeju Province, which Beijing claims is an extension of the continental shelf that falls under Chinese jurisdiction.

South Korea is currently building a maritime research station on the island province, which is straddled by the overlapping Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ) claimed by Seoul and Beijing. The two countries have been holding negotiations on the EEZ since 1996.

The Chinese military has yet to confirm a role for the aircraft carrier in waters off Ieo Island and the claims by the Chosun Ilbo could not be independently verified.

Earlier this month, Chinese State Oceanic Administration Director Liu Cigui (劉賜貴) told Xinhua news agency that Ieo Island was located in waters under Chinese control. According to South Korean media, the remark was the first time China stated that the islet was to be included in China’s range of regular patrols, an announcement that prompted Seoul to call in a senior official from the Chinese embassy and lodge a protest.

Meanwhile, Chinese Major General Xu Xiaoyan (徐小岩) told the People’s Daily recently that one aircraft carrier was insufficient to meet the requirements of the Chinese navy

“Only one [aircraft carrier] is not enough. I think we should have our own aircraft carrier formation, consisting of three or four carriers,” he said.

因为89年风波,西方对中国军事制裁,中国把目光转到俄罗斯,到乌克兰买下了“瓦良格“号空壳及其图纸, “乌里扬诺夫斯克”号核动力航母的图纸也落入中国手中,中国的航母以乌里扬诺夫斯克号图纸为参考的设计。但是瓦良格到底买来干什么?这是最大的迷雾,困惑了很多人。我知道的是华中理工大学在1996年分到了几卡车图纸,在其中搞再次开发。

乌号的该舰设计尺寸全长324.6米,宽39.8米,吃水11米,飞行甲板宽75.5米,标准排水量6万吨,满载排水量7.9万吨。反应堆采用4座KN-3压水堆,带动4台蒸汽轮机,4轴、20万轴马力,最大航速超过30 节。设计搭载70架各型飞机,包括Su-33战斗机(Su-27K,海军型),Su-25K攻击机(很多人分析中国开发J10H代替)和Yak-44E预警机,虽然舰艏仍采用滑跃起飞甲板,但舰上在斜角甲板上拟装二部蒸汽弹射器。瓦良格和乌里扬诺夫斯克的结构类似,中国买来可能作为参考,因为乌号已经被拆解了。

美国“小鹰”级全长323.6米,宽39.6米,吃水11.4米,标准排水量61174吨,满载排水量分别为81780吨。主机为西屋公司的4台蒸汽锅炉,总功率280000万马力,最大航速30节,续航力为12000海里/20节。其飞行甲板长318.8米,宽76.8米





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中国首艘航母命名“辽宁” 10月1日成军

2012-09-21 13:18:22 世界日报

  权威消息透露,中共首艘航空母舰,已定名「辽宁」号,将于十月一日中共建政六十三周年成军。这艘具有战斗力的航母,由海军司令部直接指挥。

  即将出版的十月号香港镜报月刊,将发表封面文章「中国首航母辽宁号十一成军」,作者江小舟是北京军事专家。

  文章透露,中国首艘航母被命名为「辽宁」号,这是中共海军首次以省份为舰艇命名,而在正式命名之前,这艘航母在中共军内编号,为「0四八」号。

  镜报文章披露中共海军命名缘由,最初定名「0四八」号,是因为二00四年八月,胡锦涛和中共中央领导层,作出研制发展航母的重大抉择。并确定中国发展航母实行两步走的战略。第一步在前苏联建造的「瓦良格」号舰体上改装建造首艘中国航母,作为科研、训练的平台,首先解决中国无航母这一迫切需要解决的问题。第二步,是独立自主、自行设计、建造具有自主知识产权的中国第二、第三艘航母。

  文章透露,在胡锦涛等领导层拍板决策后,中共海军成立了专门负责研制发展航母的机构,代号就是「0四八工程指挥部」。而首艘航母,经过八年时间,去年八月完工,其后一年中十次海试,最后证明舰上各种设备性能良好,完全达到既定目标,具备列装服役条件。

  至于航母的名称,有多方提议,有人提议以历史人物命名,取名「毛泽东号」、「孙中山号」;有人提议以直辖市命名,取名「北京号」;最新的建议,是命名「钓鱼岛号」、「南海号」。

  按海军方面的建议,中共领导层最后拍板,是「辽宁」号方案。其主要理由,在于这艘航母是由辽宁省大连市的大连船舶重工集团改装建造的,辽宁省是中国首艘航母的诞生地。中共海军培训舰载机飞行员的基地也设在辽宁的兴城;加上辽宁省一直是大陆的重工业基地,此次又为这艘航母的顺利建成,作出了很大的贡献。综合以上多种因素考量,中共海军最终确定以「辽宁」为首艘航母命名。

  备受外界关注的,除了命名外,还有这艘航空母舰最后归属中共海军三大舰队中的哪一个。

  镜报文章披露,「辽宁」号将由中共海军司令部直接指挥。「辽宁」号航母正式服役后,为了便于协调同科研、训练等诸多部门的关系,在今后很长的一段时间内,将由海军司令部直接指挥。

  它最后将落户在中共海军三大舰队的哪个舰队,谜底可能要待第二艘航母成军才能揭晓。

  第三个令外间关注的,是其驻泊地。文章说,由于其直接归属海军司部指挥,驻泊的航母基地,「辽宁」号会在不同时期、不同阶段担负的不同任务而相机选择。

  文章认为,「辽宁」号航母的成军,标志中共已掌握建造航母的核心技术,具备独立自主研发航母的能力,为海军加快建设以航母为核心的远洋舰队,实现由「近海防御」型,向「远海防卫、远洋控制性」的强大海军转型,奠定了坚实的基础。





 【环球网综合报道】2012年9月23日下午16时许,中国第一艘航母平台16号舰在大连举行交船仪式,16号舰与相邻停泊的88号舰全部挂满旗。16点 40分,16号舰舰桥桅杆升起五星红旗,舰首升起八一军旗,舰尾升起海军旗,17点20分,交船仪式完成。16号舰不日将驶出大连港,前往海军航母驻泊锚地,在航母驻泊锚地,将举行16号舰入役仪式

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