PLA Navy makes preparations for aircraft carrier formation (3)

Future aircraft carrier formation will be composed of latest-type warships

Restricted by such factors as the experience of aircraft carrier operations and the number of the PLA main naval ships, China's aircraft carrier formation will be kept in an appropriate scale, and mainly composed of the "Liaoning Ship", four to six guided missile destroyers and guided missile frigates, one to two nuclear attack submarines or new-type conventional submarines and one comprehensive supply ship. The formation will be constantly tested and adjusted during training.

Compared with that of the U.S. Navy, the first aircraft carrier formation of the Chinese Navy will have more experimental and transitional characteristics.

With the increasingly accelerated modernization of the PLA naval ships, the future aircraft carrier formation will be composed of China's latest-type surface ships and new-type nuclear attack submarines. Large amphibious warfare ships and open-sea comprehensive supply ships will also be included in the formation.

Undoubtedly, combat effectiveness is the unique yardstick, whether the future aircraft carrier formation is based on the active warships or on new-type information-based warships. The PLA Navy has just taken its first step in building the aircraft carrier formation, and it will need at least five to ten years before the aircraft carrier formation has the real combat effectiveness and comprehensive attack-and-defense capabilities in coastal waters and open-sea.

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