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Saturday, October 13, 2012

China's aircraft carrier air operations have started on "Liaoning" (ex-Varyag)

J-15 Flying SharkShortly after its official delivery and commissioning to the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy last month, China's first aircraft carrier has already started training for air operations with helicopters and naval jets.

Pictures have emerged on the Chinese internet showing a Shenyang J-15 fighter performing "touch and go" maneuvers onboard Liaoning, indicating that the Chinese Navy is wasting no time in training its crew for carrier air operations.

The Shenyang J-15 is a carrier-based fighter aircraft in development by the Shenyang Aircraft Corporation and the 601 Institute specifically for the Chinese Navy's of a carrier based jet to be operated from its newly commissioned aircraft carrier.

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