Lyle J. Goldstein
Global Governance, East Asia
The Battle of Midway: The PLA Navy uses American strategies as a blueprint for future success.
China’s aircraft carrier program is maturing. The first photos have now emerged that show Liaoning operating with a decent clutch of J-15 fighters, as well as helicopters on deck. The aircraft are now painted in telltale battle gray, rather than the yellow used with the initial prototype aircraft. It is difficult to tell for sure, but one may assume that the testing and training regimen has been intense. True enough, the Liaoning was bought from Ukraine and it is, …read more
Source: The National Interest
