A J-15 fighter jet takes off from the deck of the Liaoning in May 2022 near Okinawa, Japan. The Liaoning has conducted more than 40 naval exercises since its commissioning, averaging nearly three per year. (Ministry of Defense of Japan)

China’s Liaoning Aircraft Carrier Just Got Back from Another Deployment

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The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has run more than 40 training missions aboard the ski jump-type carrier, which will mark its 15th year in service in 2027.

China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy announced on Monday that its Type 001 CNS Liaoning (Hull 16) completed far-sea combat training and returned to port in Qingdao. The PLAN’s first aircraft carrier and carrier strike group (CSG) operated in the South China Sea and Western Pacific, spending more than a month deployed.

“A Chinese PLA Navy’s task force led by aircraft carrier Liaoning (Hull 16) completed its 40-odd open-sea combat training in the South China Sea and the Western Pacific Ocean, and returned to home port in east China’s Qingdao city on Monday,” the China Military Bugle, the official media agency of the Chinese military, announced on X (formerly Twitter), while sharing “sizzle reel” video of activities from the deployment.

According to a report from Chinese state media outlet........

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