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Fujian (Type 003)

Aircraft carrierIn serviceFielded 2025Pending verification

Also known as: Type 003

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Fujian (Type 003)
Photo: 中国新闻社 · CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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System
TypeAircraft carrier
Alternative designationsType 003
Date of introduction2025
ProliferationOrigin country only
Dimensions and weight
Length315 m1,033 ftMed[1]
Beam75 m246 ftMed[1]
Displacement (full load)80,000 tMed[1]
Propulsion and performance
Speed30 kt56 km/hMed[1]
Protection
Physical Countermeasures6 x trainable launchers.Med[1]
Electronic CountermeasuresIntercept and jammers.Med[1]
NBC Water Washdown SystemYesMed[1]
Armament
Missile System: surface-to-air missiles (sam)4 x HHQ-10 18-cell launchers; passive IR/anti-radiation homing to 9 km (4.9 n miles).Med[1]
Gun System: guns4 x H/PJ-11 (Type 1130) 30 mm; 11 barrels per mounting; 10,000 rds/min combined to 4 km (2.2 n miles); on-mount phased-array search-and-track radar and optronic director.Med[1]
Aviation: aircarft40 x J-15T (est) and KJ 600.Med[1]
Aviation: aviation facilitiesHangar Deck.Med[1]
Fire control
Air Search Radar1 x Type 346B (Dragon Eye); E/F-band; 4 fixed-face panels.Med[1]
Navigation Radar2 x I-band radars.Med[1]
Summary

The Fujian Class (Type 003 Class) Chinese Aircraft Carrier succeeds the Type 002 Shandong which is described as a modified Kuznetsov-class aircraft carrier. It is China's first indigenously designed carrier, and its first capable of catapult-assisted take-offs (CATOBAR); previous Chinese carriers used ski-jumps (STOBAR).

Draft entry. Values come from the cited public sources and are awaiting editor verification.
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Sources
  1. Fujian Class (Type 003 Class) Chinese Aircraft Carrier , U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)
    Published/updated 2026-03-20 · Tier 1 · checked 2026-10-10
Change log
  • 2026-10-05 Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)
  • 2026-10-06 Added photo (CC BY 4.0)