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Tuesday, October 21, 2014

China's Only Air Craft Carrier Is Having Some Technical Difficulties

LiaoningChina has developed some impressive defence capabilities in recent years. But one of its flagship achievements has had some notable technical problems in recent weeks.

As Robert Beckhusen explained at War is Boring, the Liaoning, China’s sole aircraft carrier, unexpectedly powered down during a sea trial last week. The vessel “appeared to suffer a steam explosion which temporarily knocked out the carrier’s electrical power system,” Beckhusen wrote, citing a Chinese-language media report (which is summarized at Asia Defence News).

Beckhusen notes these sorts of failures aren’t unheard of on Soviet-built carriers of the late 1980s — before it was the Lianoning, China’s carrier was called the Varyag, and carriers of its class haven’t aged particularly well.

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