"China’s Fujian air wing is slowly taking shape, possibly making it the first carrier worldwide capable of launching 5th-generation stealth fighters from its decks."
Bizarre claim to make. 5th generation F-35c's can currently operate from the two US supercarrier classes in service, and F-35b's can operate from the UKs QE class and the US America and Wasp class carriers as well as Japans Izumo class, the Italian carrier Guiseppe Garibaldi, and the Spanish carrier Juan Carlos 1. So I count 24 carriers in service worldwide that can currently operate the f-35 with more being commissioned soon such as the Prince of Wales and the John F Kennedy.
'Possibly making it the 27th carrier worldwide capable of launching 5th-generation stealth fighters' doesn't sound quite as good I suppose.
Bizarre claim to make. 5th generation F-35c's can currently operate from the two US supercarrier classes in service, and F-35b's can operate from the UKs QE class and the US America and Wasp class carriers as well as Japans Izumo class, the Italian carrier Guiseppe Garibaldi, and the Spanish carrier Juan Carlos 1. So I count 24 carriers in service worldwide that can currently operate the f-35 with more being commissioned soon such as the Prince of Wales and the John F Kennedy.
'Possibly making it the 27th carrier worldwide capable of launching 5th-generation stealth fighters' doesn't sound quite as good I suppose.