China's People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) is close to reaching a decision on the procurement of aircraft for its aircraft carrier programme, Russian industry sources have told Jane's.
Negotiations between the PLAN and the Komsomolsk-na-Amure Aviation Production Association (KnAAPO) in Russia have been held intermittently for several years, with the Chinese ...
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Speaking on the fringes of the National People's Congress, China's rubber stamp parliament, the official added that China now had the technology to build an indigenous carrier and should use it.
"Building aircraft carriers is a symbol of an important nation. It is very necessary," said Admiral Hu Yanlin in an ...
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NEW DELHI - INDIA has started building its own aircraft carrier, the navy announced on Thursday, amid a protracted dispute with Russia over the cost of a Soviet-era carrier.
The navy said the keel-laying ceremony for the vessel would be held on Saturday, but production of components for the 260-metre ship ...
