![]() Thanks to experience gathered from the PLA Navy's first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, the Shandong achieved operational capability fast with a full standard procedure, Song Zhongping, a Chinese military expert and TV commentator, told the Global Times on Sunday.īy training in the South China Sea, a location where the maritime environment is more complicated, the Shandong demonstrated its capabilities despite challenging situations, Song said. The Shandong carrier group carried out challenging nighttime warplane sorties and combat drills under realistic tactical settings, showing that the domestically built vessel has reached a high level of operational capability following its commissioning in December 2019, the expert said. Photos attached to the statement showed that J-15 fighter jets crowded on the flight deck of the Shandong, an indication that the Shandong is equipped with sufficient aircraft, a Chinese military expert who requested anonymity told the Global Times on Sunday. The drills simulated hostile aircraft attacks, and J-15 fighter jets took off from the Shandong and carried out interception training, the statement said.ĭuring the exercises, the carrier group also practiced cross-service multidimensional attack and defense on the surface, in the air and underwater, with new J-15 pilots becoming certified for nighttime operational capabilities, marking another big step toward forming a systematic combat capability, the PLA Navy said. The Shandong aircraft carrier group of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy recently held a series of confrontational drills in the South China Sea at a time when a US carrier strike group had entered the region, with analysts saying on Sunday that the Chinese carrier has practically enhanced its combat readiness, while the US carrier only stirred up tensions and had limited military significance.Ĭonsisting of several different types of warships and dozens of warplanes, the Shandong aircraft carrier group conducted realistic combat-oriented confrontational exercises in the South China Sea, the PLA Navy said in a statement on Saturday. Photo: Screenshot from the WeChat account of the PLA South Sea Fleet There, she will work closely with Gulf Cooperation Council members to develop an understanding of the intricate patterns of life in this complex region.The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy's aircraft carrier Shandong conducts realistic combat-oriented exercises in the South China Sea in the early autumn of 2022. HMS Dragon will now return to the Gulf to continue maintaining Britain’s interests in the region. ![]() Memorable things for me were the size of the ship, just huge, and the noise, even with ear defenders on the sound of an aircraft taking off and landing was tremendous. We saw aircraft taking off and landing whilst we were on the flight deck and the air and ground crew made it look very easy. While I’ve been on an American carrier before this was a much better experience. ![]() Members of Dragon’s crew also took the chance to pay a visit to the Nimitz, spending time on board and being given a taste of life on a fully-operational supercarrier as a glimpse of things to come when the Queen Elizabeth Class ships join the Royal Navy’s fleet. These operations provide essential experience for a new generation of sailors who will be working with new aircraft carriers HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales, which will operate F-35 Lightning II fast jets and are due to enter service in a few years’ time. Working so closely with the Nimitz and Carrier Air Wing 11 has been a superb and unique opportunity and has definitely been the highlight of my Royal Navy exchange so far.ĭragon also practised some special ship manoeuvres and set pieces that are only applicable when working with a carrier operating fast jets at sea, including acting as a ‘horizon reference’ for incoming aircraft – standing off about 4,000 yards astern of the mighty carrier and adopting a special lighting configuration to help guide pilots onto the Nimitz’s flight deck. It was his job to ensure that the skies were a safe place to be and that the carrier battle group was provided with an understanding of everything that was in the air surrounding the battle group. ![]() Key to making order out of this controlled aerial chaos was one of Dragon’s fighter controllers, Flying Officer David Bowl, an RAF officer embarked on Dragon for her deployment. A seaman on HMS Dragon watches US naval units of Carrier Air Wing 11 replenishing at sea ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |