Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning carries out a dual aircraft carrier formation exercise with the Shandong aircraft carrier, unseen, for the first time in the South China Sea in late October 2024.

China Advances Towards Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carriers: New Satellite Imagery Confirms Prototype Reactor Construction

New satellite imagery and analysis of Chinese government documents reveal China’s construction of a prototype nuclear reactor intended for a large surface warship, suggesting a critical step toward developing its first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. Researchers at the Middlebury Institute of...